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Catholic sector calls for higher insurer payouts to patients, hospitals
Catholic Health Australia is calling on the Albanese Government to use tomorrow’s budget to legislate a minimum 90 per cent benefit-payout ratio for private health insurers, warning that voluntary action has comprehensively failed and patients are paying the price.
Push to double housing fund as demand for social housing soars
Homelessness and domestic violence bodies are pushing the Albanese Government to commit at least $10 billion of extra funding into social and affordable housing to match “phenomenal demand”. Source: ABC News.
Chalmers set to announce cash handout for every working Australian
The Albanese Government is set to announce a multibillion-dollar cash splash for all working Australians as its centrepiece cost-of-living support in the May budget. Source: The Australian.
Treasurer to bank entire tax windfall from Iran war
The extra tax revenue generated by the Iran war will be saved in its entirety, as the federal government downplays major cost-of-living relief in next week’s federal budget. Source: ABC News.
Chalmers says Australians ready for hard decisions in May Budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmers believes Australians are ready for hard decisions that will form a central part of the May Budget after revealing the economy will struggle for the rest of the decade without major reforms and cuts to government spending. Source: The Age.
Vinnies urges government to use 2026 budget to tackle poverty
The St Vincent de Paul Society is calling on the Albanese Government to make the 2026-27 Budget a turning point for the millions of people in Australia, including 950,000 children, who are living below the poverty line.
Vinnies welcomes aspects of Budget but ‘a great many people left behind’
The St Vincent de Paul Society says Tuesday’s Budget promised minimal financial relief to millions of Australian households, including the 3.3 million people known to be living in poverty.
Coalition promises to halve fuel excise
Filling up your car will cost less under a Coalition Government, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has promised, as both major parties compete on cost of living solutions, ahead of the election. Source: ABC News.
Chalmers hands down Budget with election in mind
More than 12 million workers will receive surprise tax cuts in a brazen pitch for votes at the election due in May, as Treasurer Jim Chalmers vows to deliver a “soft landing” for the economy. Source: The Age.