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Budget is a Big Win for Mental Health

Rachel McFadden, Wednesday, 10th May 2017 -  Mental health has become a priority in the federal government's health agenda with advocacy bodies across the country welcoming the announcement with a sigh of relief.

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What the Federal Budget 2017 Means for Housing and Homelessness

Contributor, Wednesday, 10th May 2017 -  Something more than a scalpel, but less than a chainsaw is going to be required to address housing affordability, writes Michael Perusco, CEO of Unison Community Housing, and Guy Johnson, Professor of Urban Housing and Homelessness.

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Disappointment as Volunteering Sidelined in the Budget

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 10th May 2017 -  The government has shown a “total disregard” for the contribution that volunteers make to the community, according to the sector peak body speaking in the wake of the 2017 federal budget.

Budget Opinion

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Disability and Budget 2017 – What’s Missing?

Stephanie Gotlib, Wednesday, 10th May 2017 -  The federal budget makes some welcome funding inclusions affecting people with disability but what’s missing is education reform for students with disability, writes advocate Stephanie Gotlib.

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Turnbull Budget has Glaring Omissions for Indigenous Australians

Rachel McFadden, Wednesday, 10th May 2017 -  The delivery of the 2017 budget for Indigenous Australians was a “mixed bag” of support and omissions, leaders of key Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations said.

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Medicare Levy Rises to Fund NDIS

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 10th May 2017 -  The federal government will increase the Medicare levy by 0.5 percentage points to help fully fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme in a budget move welcomed by the not-for-profit sector.

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Sector Disappointment as Budget Fails to Deliver Big-Picture Solutions for Homelessness

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 10th May 2017 -  Despite earlier promises that the 2017 budget would make housing a centrepiece, the social sector claims the federal budget has failed to deliver the big-picture solutions needed to end homelessness.

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Federal Budget at a Glance

Contributor, Wednesday, 10th May 2017 -  As part of PwC Australia’s 2017/18 federal budget analysis the team has prepared an infographic offering an overview of what the 2017 budget means.

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‘Great Australian Raid Budget’ as Aid Falls to Lowest Level Ever

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 9th May 2017 -  Aid agencies have slammed the 2017 budget as the “great Australian raid budget” after the federal government revealed Australia's foreign aid funding will be frozen for two years from mid 2018.

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Treasurer Says Budget 2017 Offers Fairness, Opportunity and Security

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 9th May 2017 -  The federal government has unveiled its 2017 budget with Treasurer Scott Morrison describing it as a budget of “fairness, opportunity and security” – making housing and homelessness and fully funding the National Disability Insurance Scheme a c
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