Tucson's Ward 1 has taken a pioneering step in municipal governance with the implementation of a unique participatory budgeting program called 'Budget de la Gente.'
Federal Budget 2024: Help for one million renters in Anthony Albanese's latest budget - but big shock for Centrelink recipients as government cuts increase in benefits - Jim Chalmers has extended another helping hand to low-income renters - but stopped short of increasing JobSeeker payments in a budget balancing act designed to prevent rising inflation .The Treasurer unveiled a five-year, $1.9 billion package to increase the maximum rate of Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) to 10% in his...
Treasurer will be able to boast back-to-back surpluses when he speaks on Tuesday night. Follow live updatesFederal budget to remain in the black with forecast surplus of $9.3bn for 2023-24What makes someone rich? Find out how your income and wealth compares | InteractiveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNick McKim said he agrees with EY chief economist, Cherelle Murphy, who says that you can look after people without impacting inflation by taking the money...
The Australian Federal Budget gave us a couple of big headlines, but most of them were fake news. The Treasurer…What to read next: Victorian budget blues | Budget review: net zero cannibalises our prosperity | A Federal Budget to celebrate | Victoria’s Budget reveals a state strangled by Labor
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Protesters Didn’t Win Everything, but Some Gazans Will Go to UW for Free by Hannah Krieg The United Front for Palestinian Liberation (UF) will voluntarily pack up their encampment at the quad over the weekend after striking a deal with the University of Washington (UW). Administration agreed to evaluate a proposal to divest from Israel through the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing, be “transparent” and...
TOPEKA (KSNT) - On Thursday, Governor Laura Kelly signed House Bill 2551 which increases funding for water quality and quantity issues, workforce development and mental health needs. The budget will provide $8.3 million to promote financial aid and scholarships, add $10 million to the state water plan fund, add $4.5 million to the Mental Health []
The federal budget has failed Australians living in rural communities, Nationals leader David Littleproud has declared, calling it a targeted assault on the regions. Following the Albanese government’s third budget, handed down on Tuesday night, Mr Littleproud said there were few new investments outside the major cities. “It’s clear that these are the practices and […]
The federal budget has failed Australians living in rural communities, Nationals leader David Littleproud has declared, calling it a targeted assault on the regions. Following the Albanese government’s third budget, handed down on Tuesday night, Mr Littleproud said there were few new investment measures aimed outside the major cities. “It’s clear there that these are […]
Crime, community safety and education have been targeted in the Northern Territory Labor government’s pre-election budget. Chief Minister and Treasurer, Eva Lawler has forecast a deficit of $410 million for 2024/25, but surpluses across the forward estimates, rising to $231 million by 2027/28. Ms Lawler says the financial blueprint is a commonsense budget “that is […]
Cost-of-living relief will be handed down in the federal budget but the spend will not add pressure to inflation or hurt Australians in the long-run, the treasurer says. Jim Chalmers will hand down his third budget on Tuesday, which will show a $9.3 billion surplus for the 2023/24 financial year. It’s the first time the […]
Australians can expect “substantial” cost-of-living relief in the federal budget but the treasurer says it won’t add to inflation woes. Jim Chalmers says his third budget, to be handed down on Tuesday, aims to strike the right balance between reducing pressure on rising prices while easing the impact of inflation. While the relief of $107 […]