FAMILY ALLOWANCES – GOVERNMENT POLICY – AUSTRALIA

Morrison doubles family aid payments

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Original article by Olivia Caisley
The Australian – Page: 4 : 16-Jan-20

The federal government has announced changes to its family assistance payments for bushfire victims. Families have already received a disaster recovery payment of $400 per child; Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated that they will shortly receive an additional $400 for each child, at a cost of $7.9m. The government will also relax the paperwork requirements of volunteer firefighters who claim compensation for loss of income while serving on the bushfires frontline.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Families to wear cost of budget savings deal

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Original article by David Crowe
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 14-Sep-16

The Australian Government will press ahead with $A6.3bn worth of savings measures after the Opposition agreed to support its proposed changes to family tax benefits. The Australian Labor Party will support 20 of the 24 savings initiatives that were included in the Government’s "omnibus" bill, with both sides of politics agreeing to some concessions. The Government has backed down on measures such as abolition of the clean energy supplement for welfare recipients.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FINANCE, AUSTRALIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY

Dole compromise to win budget deal

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 13-Sep-16

The Australian Government has backed down on a key measure in its "omnibus bill" to secure the Opposition’s support for the majority of its cost-saving initiatives. The Government is believed to have agreed to abandon its proposal to cease compensating welfare recipients for the impact of the carbon tax. Some Family Tax Benefit payments are also expected to be reduced as part of the compromise deal. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has noted in Parliament that the unemployed rate has fallen from 6.3 per cent to 5.7 per cent in the 12 months since he ousted Tony Abbott.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FINANCE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, GROUP OF TWENTY (G-20)

Budget’s switch to spending

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Original article by Phillip Coorey, Jacob Greber
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 11-May-15

The Australian Government’s May 2015 Budget will replace all existing rebates for childcare services with one means-tested subsidy. However, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has indicated that the $A3.5bn childcare package is conditional on Senate support for welfare reforms that were in the 2014 Budget. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen has reiterated that the Opposition will not support the proposed changes to family benefits.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FINANCE, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIA. PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION