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Budget spends big on NDIS, less for mental health

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 26th October 2022 -  The budget delivers on several election promises for people with disability. Labor’s first budget funds a number of initiatives related to the government’s pledge to improve the…

ESG Markers: Budget edition special

Terence Jeyaretnam, Wednesday, 26th October 2022 -  Budget signals transparent and accountable climate action and mandatory climate risk disclosure alongside enhanced climate modelling capabilities, writes Terence Jeyaretnam.…

Housing spending blitz in budget

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 26th October 2022 -  The treasurer has splashed the cash on the housing crisis, but sector heads say renters have been forgotten. Jim Chalmers’ first budget marks the start of a spending bonanza on housing.…

Budget prioritises climate change protection and preparedness

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Tuesday, 25th October 2022 -  The environment is a clear winner in the federal budget, with natural disaster, conservation and renewable energy initiatives getting slices of the funding pie. Clean energy innovation,…

Budget leaves disabled Australians hungry for NDIS reform

Elly Desmarchelier, Tuesday, 25th October 2022 -  After almost a decade of budget starvation, you can imagine how we were salivating at the thought of a progressive government who had spent large chunks of the recent election campaign…

Aged care improvements come at pensioners’ expense

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Tuesday, 25th October 2022 -  The federal budget is spending big on aged care, but cost of living pressures remain for pensioners. The Albanese government is committing to ensuring “older Australians have the…

Funding for plan to end gender-based violence in one generation

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Tuesday, 25th October 2022 -  The Albanese government delivers record investment to support the safety of women and children, but does not meet sector demand. The Albanese government is delivering a record $1.7…

Mixed budget reaction from community services sector 

Isabelle Oderberg, Tuesday, 25th October 2022 -  Sector welcomes community service funding but roundly condemns the federal government’s lack of movement on social welfare payments while granting tax cuts to high income earners. …

Finding a new way forward

David Crosbie, Tuesday, 25th October 2022 -  In many ways this budget was a full stop to the work of the previous Morrison government, a reorientation to the new federal government agenda and workplan, writes David Crosbie. The…

Federal funding for Voice, Aboriginal kids, prison diversion and Indigenous health

Isabelle Oderberg, Tuesday, 25th October 2022 -  Indigenous health, Aboriginal children and First Nations-led prison diversion programs are all set to receive more funding after budget nods. Indigenous health is a winner in the…

Opinion

Understanding the budget cycle

Neil Pharaoh, Monday, 24th October 2022 -  Neil Pharaoh identifies three key things we should expect to see in the Albanese government’s first federal budget. The second version of the 2022/2023 federal budget will…

Opinion

Time to abolish compulsory income management

John Paterson, Monday, 24th October 2022 -  The Aboriginal population in the Northern Territory has borne the brunt of government-mandated income management for too many years, writes Dr John Paterson. It was income inequality…

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