Budget
What does the Federal Budget 19-20 mean for regional and rural Australia?
If anyone knows regional infrastructure, agriculture and rural voters, it’s Shadow Minister Joel Fitzgibbon. Victor Petrovic sits down with the......
Scott Morrison heads to the 2019 Election
Today more cracks were appearing in the coalition ranks as Liberal MP Julia Banks resigned from the party to move......
NDIS Funding Remains Unchanged
Instead of addressing concerns over the decision not to raise the Medicare levy, the Federal Government has announced there will......
No Funds To Close The Indigenous Incarceration Gap
Despite the disproportionate incarceration of Indigenous Australians, the federal government has made no effort in this year’s Budget to close......
The Gap Between Government Security Spending And Rhetoric
Security is a top priority for this year’s Budget, with more money allocated to airports to improve security measures, in......
Social Services Budget Fails The Needy
Yesterday’s Budget revealed there would be no relief for welfare recipients, and no fixes to housing affordability, despite much needed......
Budget 2018 revenue side looking healthy
It appears the Government is finally gaining a favourable wind. Budget 2018 revenue appears to be up thanks to a......
New Senators slow to convince on 25% company tax
With a slew of new Senators to woo, Mathias Cormann and Scott Morrison have their work cut out to get......
High spending Trump delivers first Budget
With a cool 1.2 trillion dollars, President Trump has pumped up spending for the military and infrastructure like roads, airports......
Students slam Government plan for universities
Last night the Education Minister Simon Birmingham announced plans to reduce university funding in the tertiary education sector through an......