The tax cut will be worth $52.60 per fortnight for an Australian on the median wage. Next Monday’s pay rise might be worth another $65.50.
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Articles on Federal budget 2024
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Only one-third of the top economists surveyed give Jim Chalmers’ third budget an A or a B, down from two-thirds in 2023. Many say it left big issues unaddressed.
As we launch into a Future Made in Australia, we need to map and better understand the social and economic risks – as well as potential benefits – for remote and disadvantaged communities.
Queensland Premier Steven Miles is falling behind his Liberal counterpart as preferred premier. Federally, Labor and the Coalition remain tied, according to Freshwater polling.
People who menstruate in rural and remote Indigenous communities face a unique set of challenges, and have a particular need for better access to period products.
International students have come under fire for their supposed impact on Australian housing. Our research shows they are finding it stressful and difficult to secure accommodation.
Labor had a 52-48% edge over the Coalition in the latest Newspoll, while Albanese’s net approval jumped six points.
When Labor took office, it promised to reverse nature’s decline. But that looks more and more like greenwashing
The Australian live music industry is in crisis. Is $8.6 million for Revive Live enough to turn things around?
There is a strong body of evidence about what works in Indigenous education. But budgets seem to keep ignoring research that says we need to listen to Indigenous people.
In normal times, a boost in government spending would boost inflation. The budget papers show these are not normal times.
Many of the party’s more ambitious proposals – like free cancer treatment and dental care for pensioners – were abandoned after the 2019 election, and have not resurfaced.
Funding announced in this week’s federal budget moves Australia closer to eliminating HIV.
An ACCC taskforce may well prove effective in controlling unfair overcharging and NDIS costs. But the scheme’s pricing model could also use a redesign.
The government says it is serious about improving living standards but it has failed to provide targeted and long-term relief for the people who need it the most.
A change to university funding is on the cards, but the Job-ready Graduates scheme is staying put for now.
The budget projects deficits way out into the future with scarcely any measures in place to contain them.
For the last 40 years or so, successive federal governments have focused on developing the international education sector. The Albanese government is now signalling a new approach.
If we’re going to prime a future-ready Australia, we need more research and development funding, and a diverse, highly skilled workforce. Are this year’s commitments in the right places?
The budget sets the foundation for a new approach to community-based mental health care, eases cost-of-living pressures and aims to keep people out of hospital. Will they work? And what’s missing?
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Lecturer, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University
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Senior Research Associate (Electric vehicles Batteries and Batteries Recycling), Edith Cowan University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
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Professor of Management, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Director, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Work and Organisation, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Social Responsility in Mining, The University of Queensland
