Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Labor鈥檚 third budget will 'ease cost-of-living pressures', but it does not include any raise to JobSeeker or other payments. Isaac Nellist 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听
Jim Chalmers
Labor鈥檚聽2024 budget,聽that supposedly addresses the cost-of-living crisis, leaves the poorest $220 a week under the poverty line. Peter Boyle reports on a Labor budget with no heart, guts or vision.
A passionate rally in Logan ended with a protest outside Jim Chalmers' electoral office. Video聽by Alex Bainbridge.
Refugee rights activists held a protest outside Jim Chalmers鈥櫬爀lectoral office, calling on Labor to deliver better policy for聽refugees and asylum seekers. Alex Bainbridge reports.
PricewaterhouseCoopers is looking forward to the federal budget with dollar signs in its eyes, argues Liam Cross.
The Treasurer鈥檚 鈥渧alues-based capitalism鈥 looks like it will include cuts to public spending, greater private investment, cuts to services and greater upfront costs, argues聽Graham Matthews.听
鈥淪top the cuts,鈥 is the usual left response at budget time. But on the eve of the first budget to be delivered by the Anthony Albanese Labor government, there are three cuts we should support. Peter Boyle reports.
The federal government will spend聽$48.6 billion on the military. This, we are told, is to keep us safe. But, as 奥颈濒濒颈补尘听叠谤颈驳驳蝉 argues,聽many are feeling decidedly unsafe. Our fear is real as we wonder聽how to keep warm, pay the bills and聽keep a roof over our heads?