Key numbers:- 2012-13: $19.4 billion deficit confirmed- 2013-14: $18 billion...
Key numbers:- 2012-13: $19.4 billion deficit confirmed- 2013-14: $18 billion deficit forecast- 2014-15: $10.9 billion deficit forecast- 2015-16: $800 million surplus forecast- 2016-17: $6.6 billion...
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Ratings agency Standard and Poor's says Australia's AAA rating will not be...
Ratings agency Standard and Poor's says Australia's AAA rating will not be affected by the budget despite the surplus delay.
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Veteran political reporter Laurie Oakes says credibility remains an issue for...
Veteran political reporter Laurie Oakes says credibility remains an issue for Treasurer Wayne Swan."In previous years there has been a lot of big talk, overpromising," he told Channel Nine."Last night...
View ArticleTony Abbott speaks to Sabra Lane in the ABC's Parliament House studio.
Tony Abbott speaks to Sabra Lane in the ABC's Parliament House studio.
View ArticleWatch: @TonyAbbottMHR tells @SabraLane the Government has a spending problem,...
Watch: @TonyAbbottMHR tells @SabraLane the Government has a spending problem, not a revenue problem http://youtu.be/wZEJraE3WyY #budget
View ArticleShadow Treasurer @JoeHockey on economic indicators: "There's an argument that...
Shadow Treasurer @JoeHockey on economic indicators: "There's an argument that the Aust. stock exchange is under-performing" #Faine
View ArticleBudget will push up patient costs: doctors' groups t.co @abcnews via @atko17...
Budget will push up patient costs: doctors' groups t.co @abcnews via @atko17 @kate_stephens @612brisbane #auspol
View ArticleWatch: @JoeHockey says Labor has repeatedly got it wrong on the size of...
Watch: @JoeHockey says Labor has repeatedly got it wrong on the size of government debt http://youtu.be/LuDkWYc9j74 #budget #budget2013
View ArticleHow will the budget affect you? Share your story.
How will the budget affect you? Share your story.
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I think this budget will have far reaching implications internationally, with...
I think this budget will have far reaching implications internationally, with Australia cutting foreign aid this may very well affect Australia's competitiveness internationally and affect other...
View ArticleListen to @AndrewRobbMP's response to #Budget for #Tas with @LeonCompton here...
Listen to @AndrewRobbMP's response to #Budget for #Tas with @LeonCompton here t.co #politas
View ArticleThe PM is very emotional, talking to the Medicare Levy Bill ... struggling to...
The PM is very emotional, talking to the Medicare Levy Bill ... struggling to finish her speech.
View ArticlePrime Minister in tears as she introduces NDIS legislation in Parliament
Prime Minister in tears as she introduces NDIS legislation in Parliament
View ArticleApplause for the PM as she finishes her speech on the Medicare Levy bill ....
Applause for the PM as she finishes her speech on the Medicare Levy bill ....
View ArticleTony Abbott was not happy this morning when AM's Sabra Lane used the...
Tony Abbott was not happy this morning when AM's Sabra Lane used the post-budget interview to ask him about his staffer Mark Roberts, who was demoted after making a throat-cutting gesture and...
View Article"Australia’s strong economy and Australia’s social safety nets are the envy...
"Australia’s strong economy and Australia’s social safety nets are the envy of the world." - PM #DisabilityCare t.co
View ArticlePrime Minister Julia Gillard has been brought to tears in Parliament while...
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been brought to tears in Parliament while introducing legislation to help fund the national disability insurance scheme.In an emotional speech, Ms Gillard spoke of some...
View ArticleOr maybe it's just hugely important reform.. MT @newscomauHQ: A stressful 24...
Or maybe it's just hugely important reform.. MT @newscomauHQ: A stressful 24 hrs has taken its toll on PM as she breaks down in Parlt #NDIS
View ArticleIf the Budget in total is 1500 billion and the deficit is 19-20 billion can...
If the Budget in total is 1500 billion and the deficit is 19-20 billion can someone please explain to me how such a small amount statistically speaking can generate so much news??? If this were a...
View ArticleAgForce says Qld farmers won’t get much relief from new programs announced in...
AgForce says Qld farmers won’t get much relief from new programs announced in last night's federal #budget http://bit.ly/140otqg
View Article. @MikeCarlton01 Every treasurer advised in an alien language. Only Keating...
. @MikeCarlton01 Every treasurer advised in an alien language. Only Keating bothered to translate. That's why people remember what he said.
View ArticleThe Government has begun the hard sell for its election-year budget,...
The Government has begun the hard sell for its election-year budget, defending its decision to axe the baby bonus and fending off Opposition criticism that the budget is "fundamentally...
View ArticleWayne Swan looks on as an emotional Julia Gillard introduces the...
Wayne Swan looks on as an emotional Julia Gillard introduces the DisabilityCare funding legislation this morning.
View ArticleTony Abbott says Oppstn doesn't expected to skate into govt: we are working...
Tony Abbott says Oppstn doesn't expected to skate into govt: we are working very hard every day and we take nothing for granted. #budget
View ArticlePM Gillard: Treasury advice was "best possible advice, [from] the same people...
PM Gillard: Treasury advice was "best possible advice, [from] the same people who advised PMr Howard and governments before that". #budget
View ArticlePM Gillard on why #budget didn't boost Newstart: I value work. I think it is...
PM Gillard on why #budget didn't boost Newstart: I value work. I think it is important that kids grow up in a household where someone works
View ArticleHow good are #budget forecasts? Find out with our chart of estimates versus...
How good are #budget forecasts? Find out with our chart of estimates versus reality http://bit.ly/14lpfhg #budget2013
View ArticleI have no idea why some people insist that taxpayers contribute to so much...
I have no idea why some people insist that taxpayers contribute to so much overseas aid. It hardly ever gets to where it should go, we never get thanked for it, most people who get it don't know where...
View ArticleChris Richardson: You just need a butterfly landing on the wrong spot in...
Chris Richardson: You just need a butterfly landing on the wrong spot in China and bang there goes your surplus #auspol #budget2013
View ArticleMajor policy spending / savings over forward estimates.
Major policy spending / savings over forward estimates.
View ArticleFor me, this chart is the story of the past 5 years of budgets in Australia t.co
For me, this chart is the story of the past 5 years of budgets in Australia t.co
View ArticleBecause that REALLY is why we should donate to aid projects isn't it - to get...
Because that REALLY is why we should donate to aid projects isn't it - to get thanked. Aid may not be efficient but to use that as justification for not giving is just pathetic and selfish.
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@ Meo Shiu "Why buy australian when you can afford to buy elsewhere cheaper...
@ Meo Shiu "Why buy australian when you can afford to buy elsewhere cheaper ?"We even don't buy Australian, not that there is hardly anything Australian in the market. That's what happens when only one...
View ArticleLaurie Oakes says Gillard cried in parliament because she knows she's "going...
Laurie Oakes says Gillard cried in parliament because she knows she's "going to lose" & she sees NDIS as her legacy t.co
View ArticleWatch rolling budget coverage on ABC News 24.
Watch rolling budget coverage on ABC News 24.
View ArticleThat's a wrap for this morning's budget blog, but there will be ongoing...
That's a wrap for this morning's budget blog, but there will be ongoing coverage throughout the day on http://www.abc.net.au/news/.
View ArticleA billion here, a billion there - here's last night's run down of the...
A billion here, a billion there - here's last night's run down of the budget's winners and losers.
View ArticleBudget faces up to Australia's economic reality - @GrogsGamut analyses the...
Budget faces up to Australia's economic reality - @GrogsGamut analyses the #budget with a few graphs t.co
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