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Budget commitment to aged care not good enough

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... 2020, there has been a 39% reduction in the number of people under the age of 65 entering residential aged care." The Morrison government also announced it was continuing to develop an alternative aged care funding tool - the Australian National Aged ...

Opposition in opposition: Labor responds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has unsurprisingly spoken out against the Morrison government's federal budget, saying it has failed to create much needed jobs. Taking to Twitter, Albanese said: "Being a leader means taking responsibility - in the ...

Funding for housing to decrease

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... further 10,000 places that will allow first home buyers to obtain loans to build a new home. In the 2020-21 budget, the Morrison government announced the move to further extend the scheme so first home buyers can obtain a loan to build a new dwelling ...

Government declares record deficit, super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
The Morrison government has handed down the 2020 federal budget, confirming Australia's largest ever deficit and announcing major changes to superannuation. As was largely anticipated, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has revealed a record deficit of more ...

Fintechs receive JobMaker funding boost

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... Improvement of digital skills to help connect workers and small and medium-sized businesses ($2.5m). Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the initiatives are in addition to the government's $4.5 billion NBN investment to provide "ultra-fast broadband" ...

Tax concessions, infrastructure in focus for budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... in next week's federal budget with a focus on tax cuts and increased infrastructure spending. Prime Minister Scott Morrison gave the insight during his National Press Club address, saying despite the impact of COVID-19 Australia is in a good position. ...

Chief economist update: Morrison manufactures Australia's future

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... against supply chain vulnerability for critical necessities and to secure us against future shocks," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. With these words, Morrison -- the most powerful Australian in 2020 (as voted in AFR Magazine's annual top 10 ...

Chief economist update: Pandemic, what pandemic?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... -- which accounts for around 50% of total world iron ore exports. This becomes especially crucial at a time when the Morrison government is poised to deliver more fiscal stimulus to the Australian economy. The continued buoyancy in iron ore prices offer ...

No evidence lower SG will result in higher wages: ACTU summit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
The Morrison government has been labelled cruel for considering postponing the legislated rise to the superannuation guarantee by those speaking at the ACTU Emergency Super Summit. Executive director at Per Capita, Emma Dawson said indication that a ...

Remembering Susan Ryan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... held for five years, in addition to that of Disability Discrimination Commissioner. In a tribute, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Ryan will be remembered as "someone who sought to make our country bigger and more open to every citizen" and for her ...