A number of welfare payments will be increased under what the treasurer has described as “responsible, sustainable income support” for vulnerable Australians. Jim Chalmers handed down his second budget on …
A $14.6 billion cost-of-living relief plan has been unveiled as the centrepiece of the federal budget backdropped by its first surplus in 15 years. Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his …
Medicare has received a funding boost touted as the largest in history with the aim of making it “easier and cheaper” for Australians to see a doctor. Tuesday’s federal budget …
More than 1 million vulnerable Australian households will get a helping hand with their rental payments amid rising rates. Recipients of the Commonwealth Rent Assistance payment will see an increased …
Responsible spending in the face of an uncertain global economy was the tagline of the 2023 Federal Budget — with a $14.6 billion cost-of-living package at its centre. Jim Chalmers …
Thousands of large businesses and landlords will foot most of Victoria’s COVID-19 debt bill under a $31.5 billion state budget repayment plan. The 2023/24 Victorian budget, handed down by Treasurer …
A $40 a fortnight rise in welfare payments is one step closer for millions of Australians. New laws boosting the rate of JobSeeker, along with other payments such as Youth …
Treasury Board President Anita Anand is tasking federal cabinet ministers with finding $15.4 billion in government spending cuts by a deadline of Oct. 2. A spokesperson for Anand says the …
Welfare recipients are in line for a $40-a-fortnight boost with parliament passing the increase, despite calls for the rise to be higher as the nation deals with a cost of …