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Albanese pushes ahead with tax changes amid backlash
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will present controversial changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax to Parliament on Thursday, pushing for speedy passage of the plans while flagging possible carve-outs for businesses beyond the startup sector. Source: The Guardian.
PM Albanese leaves door open to tax changes
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has left the door open to further tweaks to the tax policies central to last week’s budget, as he and his Treasurer continue to struggle to sell their plan to a sceptical public. Source: The West Australian.
Minister backs careful use of automated systems in NDIS
Health Minister Mark Butler has defended the increased use of automated decision-making in the National Disability Insurance Scheme, declaring that automation will play a growing role in administering social programs nationwide. Source: The Australian.
Taylor makes $22 billion pitch to workers
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has vowed to index income tax brackets to inflation if he wins the next election, using his budget reply speech to roll out a $22.5 billion pitch to workers. Source: The Australian.
Government to introduce strict entry criteria for NDIS
Australians with a disability would first need to exhaust “all appropriate” treatment options for their impairment to be eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme under strict entry criteria to help curb the program’s soaring costs. Source: The Guardian.
Treasurer unveils reform budget
Jim Chalmers has announced the most ambitious and politically risky tax changes since the Howard era as part of a federal budget that defies the economic threat of the Iran war to push Australia along the “hard road to reform”. Source: The Guardian.
Hits and misses in federal budget
Catholic organisations have praised aspects of the federal budget, welcoming foreign aid investment and measures that prioritise aged care, youth homelessness and end-of-life care, but raised concerns about NDIS reforms and missed opportunities to address family violence.
Budget to reveal bottom-line improvement and ‘spending restraint’
Today’s federal budget will reveal a $45 billion improvement in the bottom line over this and the next three financial years, as Treasurer Jim Chalmers promises “spending restraint” at a time of high and rising inflation. Source: The Guardian.
States concerned aged care plans won’t fix bed block
Labor’s bid to woo states into supporting NDIS reforms has hit a hurdle, with jurisdictions saying the Commonwealth’s promise to build an extra 5000 aged care beds a year won’t address the bed block already choking their health systems. Source: The Australian.