Budget
Treasurer calls for spending cuts ahead of 2016 Budget
Federal treasurer Scott Morrison addressed the National Press Club today, discussing the big issues which will guide the governments development......
ACOSS backs calls to act on negative gearing, scrap tax loopholes
The peak body for social services in Australia has made it’s submission to the Federal Budget, calling on the Federal......
Looking for the right tax
In an address to a tax reform forum in Melbourne today Treasurer Joe Hockey promised real and not ‘band aid’......
Deficit blowout now $45bn – must cut spending says government
Chris Richardson of Deloittes Access Economics has forecast an extra $14bn to bring the deficit up to $45billion for budget......
Budget 2015-16: What does the higher education sector want?
It’s now less than a fortnight til the federal budget is released, and The Wire’s focusing on what the higher......
Budget 2015: Indigenous health organisations may lose out
Despite the Closing the Gap campaign launching in 2008, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders can still expect to live ten......
Subsidising nannies bad for kids
The federal government has announced a two-year trial program to subsidise nannies which Social Services Minister Scott Morrison says will......
Budget 2015: RBA Governor says SPEND!
Interest rates at 2% will add petrol to the hot fires of the Sydney and Melbourne property markets, but probably......
Budget 2015-16: What should we do for dementia care?
Continuing our exploration of what organisations want from the 2015/2016 budget, today The Wire looks at dementia care. The rates......
Budget 2015-16: What does the Community Council of Australia want?
The Community Council of Australia advocates on behalf of charities and non-profits throughout the country and has made some modest......