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Budget commitment to aged care not good enough

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... 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 Care Classification. ...

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
... 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 for a deposit ...

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 ...

Chief economist update: Pandemic, what pandemic?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... 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 it extra ...

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 ...

Chief economist update: Australia succumbs to pandemic-induced recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
It was good - so good - while it lasted. But as the saying goes, "nothing lasts forever". It had been more than a generation since Australia experienced "the recession we had to have" back in 1990/91. The Australian economy withstood the US savings ...

JobKeeper extension passed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... and Australian businesses during this crisis," Frydenberg said. "My message to every Australian is that the Morrison government will continue to do what it takes during what is one of the most difficult times in our history. We have your backs."

Chief economist update: Escape from Victoria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... calls for the state to implement a Stage 3 lockdown lest it suffers Melbourne's fate. In response, the Morrison government is disbursing an extra A$15.6 billion for the JobKeeper scheme, taking the total cost of the programme to A$102.2 billion this ...

HESTA doubles down on climate action

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... investment and enable innovative partnerships and structures to boost Clean Tech investment. Blakey encouraged the Morrison government to take a leaf out of our Kiwi counterparts' book to encourage institutional investment in a green recovery. "New Zealand's ...