Premium Insights and analysis Labor’s NDIS ambitions aim to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative Community & Social Bill Shorten reassures NDIS providers and participants the government wants to invest and improve the scheme rather than ‘slash and burn’ it.
Budget 2023: PM&C in-house consulting service receives start-up funding May 10, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry An in-house consulting model within the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet has received $10.9 million worth of funding in the May Budget.
Premium Insights and analysis Budget 2023: Australians are barely holding on as everyday survival meets political persuasion May 8, 2023 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry This Budget has not offered a magic bullet to the cost-of-living crisis, and maybe hoping for one was always a little bit unrealistic.
‘Good start’ to gender-responsive budgeting as longer term plan prudent May 8, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry A gender-responsive budget pilot program looking at the care economy, housing and jobs and skills is a promising start, says consultancy firm.
Equality taskforce gets a win with ParentsNext program abolished May 5, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry The federal government has accepted the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce’s recommendation to abolish the ParentsNext payment.
Budget funding to eliminate HIV transmission includes expanding Medicare eligibility May 4, 2023 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry The Budget will accord $19.7 million to combat HIV, other blood-borne viruses (BBV) and sexually transmissible infections (STI).
Minister says Medicare reform ‘urgent’, makes case for health policy to get with the times and less red tape May 2, 2023 By Melissa Coade Federal Health minister Mark Butler has announced the three strains of focus for looming Medicare reforms, which include updating old technology.
Defence’s troubled OneSKY air traffic merger cleared for taxi April 3, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Defence The problem-plagued $4.1 billion project OneSKY air traffic merger has been given the OK to approach the runway.
