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Budget favours higher earners as homelessness services slashed by nearly $40m

ANU modelling shows 56% of dollar value of cost-of-living measures goes to Australia’s middle and higher income earners

The Guardian - AU

More permanent skilled visas are a big deal. The government is heading in the right direction

Migration didn’t rate a mention in Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s budget speech. But the increase in Australia’s permanent skilled intake that Home Affairs Minister Alex Hawke announced on budget night is a big deal, and one that will leave Australians better off.

The Conversation

A viral meme claims 35.5 per cent of Australian seniors live in relative poverty. Here's why it's bunkum

A years-old meme comparing the poverty rate for Australians aged over 65 to rates in other OECD countries has resurfaced, as cost of living concerns dominate federal election coverage. But its data is out-of-date, and its methodology is lacking.

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When will petrol prices fall? Servos are yet to pass on the fuel tax cuts

Motorists are being urged to delay filling up their tanks until the 22 cent per litre cut to fuel taxes flows through to bowsers across the country.

The New Daily

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Josh Frydenberg is optimistic about wage growth

The tax offset for low and middle income earners (LMITO) will not be extended beyond this financial year, so does this amount to a tax increase for these people?

The Conversation

Does the pre-election budget address ways to realistically 'close the gap' for Indigenous people?

As Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the federal government’s pre-election budget on Tuesday night, I watched in anticipation to see what it would hold for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.

The Conversation

Michael Pascoe: The budget’s dirty little secret – we’re in trouble next year

Tucked away in a single overlooked budget chart is the Treasury’s forecast that our 'word-leading' economic recovery hits the wall next year.

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Why few dads will take up the federal budget paid parental leave offer to be primary carer

The federal government's budget change falls short of calls for 26 weeks' paid parental leave with a "clear, use-it-or-lose-it" component to encourage more take-up by fathers, writes Nassim Khadem.

ABC News

If Frydenberg is serious about resilience, he needs to address the root causes of climate change

Treasurer’s 2022 budget sees our government sleepwalking into more climate disasters

The Guardian - AU

Government bungles budget day two under tough inquisition

Among the specifics were searching inquiries on a philosophical level rarely seen when it comes to public discussion of government financial statements.

The New Daily

Anthony Albanese labels federal budget a ‘cynical exercise’ aimed only at re-election

Labor says the 2022-23 budget is ‘not a plan for Australia’s future’ and promises to focus on health and long-term planning in budget reply

The Guardian - AU

Josh Frydenberg let the figures fly during the budget speech. Here's what you need to know to sort the fact from the spin

Budget speeches are prone to flourishes and embellishment, with treasurers attempting to present their government's record in the best light. With figures flying thick and fast, RMIT ABC Fact Check sorts fact from spin.

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Budget 2022: $9.9 billion towards cyber security aims to make Australia a key 'offensive' cyber player

In the 2022 federal budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg launched a range of vote-winning initiatives – one of which included a breathtaking A$9.9 billion for cyber security over ten years.

The Conversation

Poor policy and short-sightedness: how the budget treats climate change and energy in the wake of disasters

This year’s federal budget is characterised by an avalanche of immediate handouts in response to cost-of-living pressures, some sound initiatives and deferral of more fundamental decisions. This is precisely reflected in how the budget treats energy and climate change.

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Federal budget: $160 million for nature may deliver only pork and a fudge

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s cash-splash budget has a firm eye on the upcoming federal election. In the environment portfolio, two spending measures are worth scrutinising closely.

The Conversation

Budget 2022: the government spends big on its 'khaki election' strategy, but neglects diplomacy and other 'soft' power

The Morrison government has been signalling for some time that it wants the 2022 federal election to be a so-called “khaki election”: one big on defence and national security.

The Canberra Times

'What was the alternative?': Treasurer defends government spending

In a follow up speech to Tuesday night's budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg addresses the National Press Club on the government's economic recovery.

The Conversation

There's $1.3 billion for women's safety in the budget and it's nowhere near enough

Halfway through his budget speech on Tuesday night, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg acknowledged the women’s safety crisis in Australia.

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We Compiled All The Peri-Peri Reacts To This Year’s Extremely Lemon And Herb Budget

The Coalition's pre-election budget for the 2022-23 financial year is here and it has underwhelmed everyone, so here are the spicy reactions.

The Guardian - AU

Worst could be yet to come for flood-hit areas – as it happened

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Morning mail: federal budget dissected, west wary of Russia’s claim, Iron Chef on Netflix

Wednesday: pre-election federal budget promises billions to ease rising inflation, but will it address long term cost-of-living pressures? Plus: Shane Warne to be farewelled at public memorial

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: The real story of the budget is that Treasury got the pandemic wrong

The overriding fact of federal government finances in 2022, and everything about last night’s budget, is that Treasury got the pandemic entirely wrong.

The New Daily

Federal budget 2022: Little substance beyond vote-buying sugar hits

From the lead-up to budget day, the government’s rhetoric was shot through with contradictions and cheques it simply could not cash.

ABC News

Budget 2022 as it happened: Josh Frydenberg addresses National Press Club to sell election budget

With an election looming, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg uses his address at the National Press Club to convince Australians his government's budget is the way forward for the country.

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The budget gives an insight on how Ukraine war and global uncertainty might affect Australia. This is what we learnt

If the last two budgets were delivered under the spectre of COVID, this year’s budget has a different bogeyman: the outbreak of war in Europe and growing unrest in the Asia-Pacific region.

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