Labor’s budget hit and miss welfare payment plan
Welfare recipients have been named as one of the winners of Labor’s Tuesday night Federal Budget, but those on the front line say it isn't enough.
“It should have been done years ago” – Budget provides bulk-billing relief for rural doctors
Warialda Medical Centre has dumped its plans to start charging all patients at its practice after the government increased the bulk billing incentive in this week's Budget.
Dungowan Dam project dumped
Breaking: following the withdrawal of funding in last night's federal Budget, the NSW Government have announced the Dungowan Dam project will not proceed.
Local MPs concerned about 60 day prescribing
Local MPs Barnaby Joyce and Mark Coulton are concerned the budget measure to allow 60 day prescribing on some medications will have unintended consequences.
Budget 2023: The Highlights
A big surplus, cost of living relief, and so called 'responsible measures' were the highlight of tonight's federal budget.
Stopping rising homelessness urgent Budget priority
The nation’s peak body for homelessness is urging the Federal Government to address surging homelessness and inadequate income support in tomorrow’s Budget.
Joyce, farmers, critical of rural infrastructure cuts in next week’s budget
Barnaby Joyce and NSW Farmers have called for no cuts to regional infrastructure in the budget to be handed down next Tuesday.
Albanese Government breaks election promise on babies health
With their first year in office not yet done, the Albanese Government has broken a significant election promise about the health of newborn babies.