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COVID not only health issue on Budget radar

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
With Australia now moving into a 'living with COVID' stage of the pandemic, what are some of the other notable health spending measures outlined in this year's Budget? First of all, the government has allocated $2.4 billion over five years ...

Budget targets home ownership rates

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... several existing schemes. Under the new Regional Home Guarantee scheme both Australian citizens and permanent residents who have not owned a home for at least five years will be encouraged to either purchase a newly built property or build a home of ...

Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... traditionally been positioned as a tax to fund road projects and maintenance, but the Treasurer promised this cut to the excise is not at the expense of infrastructure - touting a $12 billion road spend in the coming year. With cost of living pressures ...

Budget aims to please women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... improve the Paid Parental Leave scheme," she said. The government has also committed to spending on child care, though it did not specifically increase the child care subsidy as some expected. The budget allocates $19.4 million for additional childcare ...

Tough news for those already doing it tough

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
With unemployment at a record low, those left out of Australia's booming jobs market are not being shown much sympathy in the new Federal Budget. No payment increases were announced for the unemployed, despite cost of living pressures being felt Australia-wide. ...

War in Ukraine sparks defence spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
An unstable global geopolitical situation, most significantly due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has prompted a $270 billion commitment to defence spending in the Federal Budget. The increased allocation to defence will bring Australia's defence spending ...

Floods, fires, plagues catered to in Budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... timing of expenditure is subject to change. The government said for the recent flooding, much of the support provided has not yet been forecast. For major disasters, the government also has the ability to approve payments to individuals under the Social ...

Excise tax, super top budget worries

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... policies. In December's mid-year economic and fiscal outlook, the government allocated $16 billion to "decisions taken but not yet announced and not for publication". While some of that $16 billion might be announced in the federal budget on March 29 ...

Global X adds to local team

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
Global X ETFs has announced the appointment of ETF expert Blair Hannon as head of investment strategy as it prepares to launch in the Australian market. The appointment of Hannon marks a major step in building Global X's presence in Australia, ahead ...

More super, less tinkering: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... Australia (ASFA) today released research which found 81% of Australians believe more money should be saved for their retirement, not less. When a full list of national issues were proposed to respondents, government intervention in the superannuation ...