Michelle Grattan speaks with treasurer Josh Frydenberg about the budget.
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The federal government’s pre-election budget has addressed only some of the key issues Indigenous people face. More investment is still required if the government is serious about Closing the Gap.
Changes in the latest federal budget will mostly affect people who need multiple medicines throughout the year, perhaps for chronic disease. But there are other ways to reduce drug costs.
Look beyond the fanfare about large infrastructure projects like Hells Gate and what we are left with is a largely business-as-usual budget for regional Australia
The lack of reform to childcare - a huge cost-of-living pressure - is the biggest missed opportunity of the week.
For Morrison, budget night itself had been soured by an extraordinarily strong, personal attack on him by one of his backbenchers.
Word from The Hill: Next step for Morrison is visit to governor-general
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
It is deeply regretful that the budget and forward estimates don’t specifically recognise the ongoing scale and the fiscal impact of climate disasters.
Australia’s environment law needs a comprehensive overhaul – not the politically motivated tinkering delivered on Tuesday night.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the budget Labor can’t oppose
Michelle Grattan speaks with shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers about the Morrison government's recent budget.
While there has been a big spend on cyber capabilities, many other aspects of defence and security have been neglected. The budget highlights the lack of a comprehensive national security policy.
The Australian Human Rights Commission now faces twin crises of insufficient funding and threats to its global standing.
There is a crisis in women’s safety but the commitments are piecemeal and some aren’t even new.
Overall, health fared poorly in this year’s budget.
Everything you need to know about this year’s federal budget in 5 easy-to-read charts.
The 2022-23 budget is the result of a good plan, well executed. But whichever party next takes government must close the deficit gap – without resorting to austerity.
This is a budget for the instant – unashamedly an election bribe, and unconcerned when that involves pursuing some poor policy.
The budget forecasts and unemployment numbers show Josh Frydenberg’s COVID support spending has paid dividends.
Weeks out from a possible election, the federal government has delivered a voter-friendly budget filled with giveaways
The federal government’s expanded first home loan deposit scheme will help those who qualify, at the expense of those who don’t.
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