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- Federal Budget, Government Federal
- 25/03/2025
- 21:11
CA ANZ WELCOMES NEW TAX CUTS FOR AUSTRALIAN TAXPAYERS BUT WARNS IT’S A TEMPORARY FIX
25 March 2025 Australia’s peak accounting body, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), has welcomed the announcement of two new tax cuts…
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- Defence, Veterans Affairs
- 25/03/2025
- 21:01
Joint Media Release – Ministers Marles, Conroy, Keogh – Albanese Government grows and accelerates Defence spending
THE HON RICHARD MARLES MP DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MINISTER FOR DEFENCE THE HON PAT CONROY MP MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY AND CAPABILITY DELIVERY MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE PACIFIC THE HON MATT KEOGH MP MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL MINISTER FOR VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MEDIA RELEASE 25 MARCH 2025 ALBANESE GOVERNMENT GROWS AND ACCELERATES DEFENCE SPENDING There is no greater responsibility for the Albanese Labor Government than keeping Australians safe and securing our nation’s future during a time of global uncertainty. As the Government announced last year, we are investing an additional $50.3 billion into the Australian Defence Force (ADF), which…
- Federal Budget
- 25/03/2025
- 20:59
Federal Budget delivers infrastructure boost for Victoria but lacks real assistance for small and medium business
The Albanese Government’s Federal Budget has confirmed a significant boost to Victoria’s infrastructure pipeline, with major commitments to road and rail projects that will support the state’s growing population. Key infrastructure investments in the Budget include: $1.2 billion for suburban road upgrades in Melbourne’s north, western and southeast fringe to improve connectivity and safety. $7 billion for the Melbourne Airport Rail Link, including an additional $2 billion in federal funding to accelerate early works. This project will integrate airport services with the Metro Tunnel and regional rail network, delivering long-term benefits for passengers and businesses. Victoria will also receive $26…
- Energy, Federal Budget
- 25/03/2025
- 20:54
Correction: Billions to gain if energy relief budget spend focuses on electrification
Billions to gain if energy relief budget spend focuses on electrification Rewiring Australia broadly welcomes the government’s commitment to helping households tackle the cost-of-living crisis, but is urging for an investment in longer-term solutions. The not-for-profit has argued a multi-billion dollar spend to alleviate bills would generate higher returns if it was used to help people electrify their households. “People are drowning in bills, and energy bills keep going up. We need to sort out our energy supply issue, and we know electrification has the potential to save us trillions of dollars as a nation,” Rewiring Australia CEO Francis Vierboom…
- Business Company News
- 25/03/2025
- 20:47
Federal Budget lacks vision and ambition – small businesses feel ignored
25 March 2025 Federal Budget lacks vision and ambition – small businesses feel ignored Government fails to make instant asset write-off permanent Income tax…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 25/03/2025
- 20:43
ANMF applauds Budget funding for health, aged care and cost of living relief
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) welcomes prioritised funding in the Budget for health and aged care including: $8.5 Billion to strengthen Medicare; $2.6 Billion for wage rises for aged care nurses; $1.7 Billion for the nation’s public hospitals; a pipeline of new Urgent Care Clinics and a landmark $573 Million women’s health package. The ANMF also applauds the Albanese Government for tackling cost of living pressures by reducing the cost of medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS); $17 Billion in tax cuts for workers; an extra 400 scholarships for nurses and midwives; extending access to childcare; slashing…
- Federal Budget, Government Federal
- 25/03/2025
- 20:39
HSU welcomes groundbreaking Medicare budget, but more needed for workers
The Health Services Union (HSU) has strongly endorsed the Albanese government’s record investments to strengthen Medicare in this year’s federal budget, while noting a missed opportunity to provide cost-of-living relief for disability support workers. Tuesday’s budget locked in a 12% increase in public hospital funding - a record increase of $33.9 billion in our public hospitals - and $644 million for 50 more urgent care clinics to relieve pressure on our acute care system. Meanwhile, an $8.5 billion boost for Medicare will make nine in every 10 GP visits bulk billed, and make reproductive health cheaper for 300,000 women. This…
- CharitiesAidWelfare, Government Federal
- 25/03/2025
- 20:35
Astounded: More dollars for everyone except those with the least
ACOSS CEO, Dr Cassandra Goldie said: “We always knew this was going to be an election budget. In the lead up, we have welcomed some important investments in essential services, including health, public education and early childhood education. “We’re astounded that the centrepiece of tonight’s budget is more dollars for everyone except those with the least. “Only a year after the last tax cuts, the government is announcing a new set. “We need a budget and an election that sets us up for the future. The last thing we need is a bidding war on more tax cuts. “In the…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 25/03/2025
- 20:32
Australia’s second biggest killer largely missing in budget
Dementia Australia welcomes the budget measures directed at monitoring dementia data nationally, implementing aged care reforms and making communities more inclusive for people with a disability including dementia. However, as the peak body, Dementia Australia is disappointed not to see funding that is urgently needed to reduce the impact of dementia, which will soon be the leading cause of death for all Australians. Dementia Australia CEO Professor Tanya Buchanan said significantly more funding is needed to reduce the impact of dementia on all Australians of all ages. “With an estimated 433,300 Australians living with dementia and an estimated 29,000 people…
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