Australian budget

By Leith van Onselen The Government has just issued the Parliament program for next week and has committed to a vote on the company tax legislation.

The Turnbull Government has welcomed data showing that Australia’s Bulk Billing rates have hit an all-time high.

Via Kouk: Get ready for a February budget An early budget is the likely scenario given the Federal election is set to be held in May 2019.

By Leith van Onselen With Australia’s Senate all but certain to defeat the Turnbull Government’s Bill to lower the tax rate for all companies with turnovers above $50 million by 2026-27, Bluescope chief Mark Vassella has called on the Government to allow companies to write-off new investments.

By Leith van Onselen The Turnbull Government has passed legislation to make university students repay their loans at a lower threshold has passed the Senate.

By Leith van Onselen Despite it playing a key role in the Coalition’s poor showing at last month’s ‘Super Saturday’ bi-elections, the Turnbull Government over the weekend vowed to take its full tax cut package to the upcoming Federal Election.

With the royal commission showing that bank staff are busy working out how to keep billing dead customers, or busy coming up with reasons to explain why they have charged fees for services not provided, its no wonder that there isn’t enough time to train staff in Australia properly: No.

By Leith van Onselen The conga-line of groups calling for a lift in Australia’s pathetically low Newstart Allowance for unemployed workers (the ‘dole’) continues to grow.

By Leith van Onselen Two articles in the mainstream media today highlight the divergent views on Australia’s higher education system.

By Leith van Onselen Back in April, Labor pledged that if it wins the upcoming federal election it will amend the GST so that it no longer applies to women’s sanitary products, like tampons.

By Leith van Onselen The Australian Institute (TAI) has begun a new project named “Revenue Watch”, which will be repeated for every big business financial report that is released during reporting season and aims to pressure the Turnbull Government over its plan to cut company taxes from 30% to 25%.

By Leith van Onselen Infrastructure Partnerships Australia chief executive, Adrian Dwyer, has joined the conga-line calling for Australia to replace its fuel excise and registration system with direct road user charges: Along with vehicle registration fees, the federal government’s largest source of transport-related revenue is the fuel excise.

By Leith van Onselen Back in May, TAFE Directors Australia CEO, Craig Robertson, accused the federal government of acting like a “pay-day lender” when it comes to the loan fee it imposes on TAFE students.

By Leith van Onselen Treasurer Scott Morrison yesterday doubled down on the Turnbull Government’s company tax cut policy despite it playing a role in the Coalition’s poor showing at Saturday’s bi-elections: Treasurer Scott Morrison says the government will push ahead and try to legislate its company tax cuts, despite internal pressure to dump them.

By Leith van Onselen In late 2015, the NSW Government stupidly implemented controversial vocational training reforms that will force TAFE to compete with private sector providers for half of its funding.

By Leith van Onselen After Tony Abbott appeared on Radio 2GB yesterday calling for the Turnbull Government’s company tax cut package to be axed, Coalition MPs appear to be splintering.