Frydenberg’s no Oprah, but sure spins the wheel of fortune
If the Treasurer wants to ditch politics, his budget could be the starting point for a life in daytime TV, giving away gifts to his viewers.
If the Treasurer wants to ditch politics, his budget could be the starting point for a life in daytime TV, giving away gifts to his viewers.
Despite the smaller than expected deficit, at $106 billion it is still the largest ever recorded by a federal government.
Billions of dollars will be immediately pumped into aged care providers to keep them afloat until major law reforms aimed at ensuring quality care.
They coulda been contenders. But Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg let it escape them.
Income earned from Australian-developed and registered patents will be taxed at a concessional tax rate of 17 per cent from July next year.
The inclusion of a formal women’s budget statement in Tuesday’s pack of papers in itself speaks volumes about the pressure the government has come under over the treatment of women.
The pandemic has given the government licence to spend big, to dream large, and to do it in a way that the country needs. And licence to do it in good time for its re-election campaign.
This is a political budget, but it’s not a big-spending vote-buying budget. The spending strategy is the right call - for now.
Josh Frydenberg stressed the pandemic is not over as he handed down a budget with a $161 billion deficit, but said it secures the country’s recovery and “sets Australia up for the future”.
Clubs in Scotland's fifth tier have voted in favour of plans to admit junior Rangers and Celtic sides for one season only.
Public fear Games will bring new Covid variants to a country where 11,000 people have died of the disease
The contrasting results show how major players in the electronics industry, accustomed to the long time horizons of chip production, have mostly avoided major disruptions from the chip shortage
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With Barcelona playing Atletico and Real Madrid playing Sevilla, the tension reached Hitchcock levels in the enthralling La Liga title race weekend.
The contenders said the episode was emblematic of a growing crime problem and moved quickly to describe how they would address the issue.
Twitch sports is growing thanks to talk radio, sumo wrestling, card collecting, and more. And now Twitch is partnering with the Olympics.
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