Federal budget
Billionaire’s proposed LNG import terminal to share in $40m budget boost for gas projects
A pipeline expansion, a gas-storage project and the Andrew Forrest-backed terminal will receive funding to fast-track their development, with Energy Minister Angus Taylor saying infrastructure will be crucial to prevent supply shortfalls.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
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Superannuation
The real budget reforms that could make women’s lives better in retirement
Simply allowing those women who can already save to save more isn’t enough.
- by Christina Hobbs
MyGov to get $200m upgrade in digital services overhaul
Digital services will get a $1.2 billion overhaul in next week’s budget which will include improvements to myGov and the My Health Record systems.
- by David Crowe
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Anthony Albanese
Government needs to commit to boosting wages, not just jobs: Albanese
The Labor leader says Australians are entitled to be sceptical about the government’s jobs plan, as there is no mechanism to achieve Frydenberg’s unemployment target.
- by David Crowe
Tens of thousands of parents could work more days after childcare cap scrapped
The childcare industry expects removing the cap 200,000 families face on government subsidies will encourage parents working part-time to take on more hours.
- by Katina Curtis
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Opinion
Economy is growing but the pandemic will affect us for some time
Contrary to last year’s expectations that we’d face horror deficits in future, next week’s federal budget will include some big spending.
- by Shaun Carney
Using super for aged care would leave 350,000 without comfortable retirement: Industry Super
Using superannuation to pay for aged care could leave young workers without sufficient retirement savings in a proposal super funds say should be knocked back.
- by Jennifer Duke
New climate service to help Australia bounce back from natural disasters
A new Australian Climate Service will be established to guide the national recovery agency as it looks at ways to make the country more resilient to future natural disasters.
- by Katina Curtis
Opinion
Gender equality
On budget night, here’s how we’ll know if Scott Morrison really cares about women
The Prime Minister has been lucky - but how will he choose to use his luck?
- by Ross Gittins
Aged care sector concerned government won’t fund minimum staff levels
Worker Josie Peacock says staff are physically and mentally exhausted, as peak bodies say the government must fund minimum staffing hours now.
- by Rachel Clun
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Income tax
Liberal MP eyes crossbench support for low-income tax cut if excluded from federal budget
A Liberal backbencher is threatening to amend the government’s upcoming budget in the Senate unless it includes permanent tax cuts for low-income earners.
- by Jennifer Duke