Introduction by Croakey: Delivering an unprecedented budget for unprecedented times on Tuesday night, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg acknowledged the significant impact the novel coronavirus pand... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: In a year dominated by the public health crisis of COVID-19 it’s no surprise that Health Minister Greg Hunt touted a record portfolio spend in Tuesday’s... Read more
As humanity faces existential threats of the climate crisis and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, not to mention growing inequality, how does the Morrison Government’s budget stack up for hea... Read more
This is a rolling wrap of reaction to the 2020-21 Federal Budget from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and tweeps. See the Budget statement from the Minister for Indigenou... Read more
The Public Health Association of Australia condemned Tuesday’s “terribly disappointing” coronavirus recovery-focused federal budget, saying it “borders on disastrous... Read more
Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Tuesday night handed down a budget designed to steer a course back from the unprecedented twin crises of the bushfire crisis and the coronavirus pande... Read more
This is a rolling wrap of reaction to the 2020-21 Federal Budget, which comes in the wake of the health, social and economic devastation of the coronavirus pandemic. It compiles reaction to... Read more
Truly health-centered economic policy would support a transition away from fossil fuels including gas to renewable energy and invest in projects and technologies that supported the natural e... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The federal government will tomorrow hand down its first budget since Australia’s catastrophic summer of bushfires, a calamity that underscored the country... Read more
The special report from the Aged Care Royal Commission, released yesterday, found that the Federal Government had not adequately prepared the aged care sector for the COVID-19 pandemic. In t... Read more
