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Budget 2023

Posted inFederal Politics

Labor’s budget hit and miss welfare payment plan

blankby Lia EdwardsMay 13, 2023

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.

Posted inHealth

“It should have been done years ago” – Budget provides bulk-billing relief for rural doctors 

by Lauren MarerMay 11, 2023

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.

Posted inFederal Politics, Local politics, NSW Politics, Tamworth Regional

Dungowan Dam project dumped

blankby New England Times News DeskMay 10, 2023

Breaking: following the withdrawal of funding in last night’s federal Budget, the NSW Government have announced the Dungowan Dam project will not proceed.

Posted inFederal Politics, Health

Local MPs concerned about 60 day prescribing

blankby RK CrosbyMay 10, 2023

Local MPs Barnaby Joyce and Mark Coulton are concerned the budget measure to allow 60 day prescribing on some medications will have unintended consequences.

Posted inFederal Politics

Budget 2023: The Highlights

blankby Lia EdwardsMay 9, 2023

A big surplus, cost of living relief, and so called ‘responsible measures’ were the highlight of tonight’s federal budget.

Posted inFederal Politics

Stopping rising homelessness urgent Budget priority

blankby Lia EdwardsMay 9, 2023

The nation’s peak body for homelessness is urging the Federal Government to address surging homelessness and inadequate income support in tomorrow’s Budget.

Posted inFederal Politics

Joyce, farmers, critical of rural infrastructure cuts in next week’s budget

blankby RK CrosbyMay 3, 2023

Barnaby Joyce and NSW Farmers have called for no cuts to regional infrastructure in the budget to be handed down next Tuesday.

Posted inFederal Politics, Health

Albanese Government breaks election promise on babies health

blankby RK CrosbyApril 24, 2023

With their first year in office not yet done, the Albanese Government has broken a significant election promise about the health of newborn babies.

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