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Australian budget 2017

January 2018

  • University of New South Wales in Sydney

    Universities warn federal funding freeze leaves shortfall of 9,500 places

    Two-year freeze on commonwealth grants could force universities to offer fewer places, lobby group warns

December 2017

  • Australian Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson

    Greens want 4% pay rises for low-ranked public servants to boost economy

    Party argues Coalition can lead the way on wage rises it has told private sector workers to demand, at a cost of $963m

October 2017

  • Australian dollar with other coins

    Middle-income earners' tax hit to pay for Coalition company cuts

    Parliamentary Budget Office reveals path to surplus relies on tax burden shifting from business to individuals

September 2017

  • Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison

    Cuts to social services and increased tax revenue deliver reduced budget deficit

    Treasurer Scott Morrison says ‘cautious and wise’ approach to finances is helping Australia maintain its credit rating

August 2017

  • A coffin with a flower arrangement

    Grieving low-income families could lose $1,300, welfare inquiry told

    Planned cuts to bereavement allowance for partners and families would hit pregnant women hardest, advocacy group says

June 2017

  • A composite image of signage of Australia’s ‘big four’ banks ANZ, Westpac, the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) and the National Australia Bank (NAB) signage in Sydney, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

    Bank levy: coalition senators bow to demand for two-year review

    The budget measure will be revisited to check its effect on competition and whether it is ‘required in perpetuity’
  • Greg Jericho

    Grogonomics
    Is it time to make the Medicare levy progressive? High-income earners can afford it

    Greg Jericho
    Australia’s progressive tax system does not heavily penalise high-income earners but the flat rate Medicare levy burdens lower-income earners more
  • Scott Morrison

    Scott Morrison hails Australia's latest economic growth figures – video

    Numbers demonstrate ‘resilience’ of the economy, treasurer says – and the need to make the ‘right choices’

31 May 2017

  • A drug testing sample.

    No external experts asked about Coalition's drug test policy, officials say

  • Brian Burston

    One Nation refuses to back budget unless ABC funding cut by $600m, reports say

30 May 2017

  • Malcolm Turnbull

    Increasing top tax rate to 49.5% a penalty on success, Malcolm Turnbull says

    ‘Everyone deserves an equal chance of improving their stocks in life,’ prime minister to tell economic thinktank
  • lab workers testing biological samples

    Australia 'deserves better' than US-style drug testing of welfare recipients

    Greens say overseas examples cited in support of Coalition policy include the US, where testing has been costly and ineffective
  • Chief executive of the Australian Bankers’ Association Anna Bligh

    Banking lobby group rejects claim levy will have negligible economic impact

    Australian Bankers’ Association responds after treasurer introduces bill in parliament, but says it will not run an ad campaign

29 May 2017

  • Asylum-seekers look through a fence at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea March 21, 2014.

    The Guardian Essential report
    Voters back deportation of asylum seekers if refugee claims fail – Guardian Essential poll

  • Children from the Holy Spirit Catholic school in Brisbane.

    Brisbane Catholic archdiocese tells parents Gonski 2.0 won't force fees up

  • Medical staff looking after patient in hospital, close up<br>Female nurse and colleague caring for senior woman lying in hospital bed. Two medical staff assisting senior female patient

    Treasury did not model Australian budget's impact on women, officials admit

  • Treasury Secretary John Fraser speaks during Senate estimates on Monday.

    Bank levy will have 'trivial' impact on interest rates, Treasury secretary says

28 May 2017

  • Thousands of people from the Nuba Mountains have been living in caves to escape airstrikes.

    As a doctor in Sudan, let me tell you: foreign aid saves lives

    Tom Catena
    Countries that should be at the forefront of trying to prevent catastrophes are turning a blind eye

26 May 2017

  • Alan Tudge

    Welfare dependency 'poison' for jobless, human services minister says

  • Big four bank logos

    Turnbull says bank levy rate won't be increased once law is passed

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