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Government’s cost of living measure to save Australians $1.6 billion on medicinesMany common medicines will effectively be half price from September under a major cost of a living shake-up to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Under this policy, six million Australians can collect a two-month supply of medicine rather than one when they pick up their script. The government predicts it is estimated to save Australians more than $1. 6 billion over the next four years.
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Queensland government delays crucial reforms 300 days after reportThree hundred days after the bombshell Coaldrake integrity report, the Queensland government has yet to implement crucial reforms. Among the reforms not introduced are the release of cabinet documents within 30 business days and official details of any meetings ministerial staff have with lobbyists. Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has used the 300-day anniversary to attack the government over its failure to implement the reforms.
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‘Stubborn’ inflation fuels pressure on government to raise JobSeeker paymentChief Anchor Kieran Gilbert says as stubborn inflation continues to impact Australians, there is mounting pressure on the government to address issues such as raising the JobSeeker payment and rectifying past policy errors. 'There's pressure to put more money back in the people's pockets at a time when inflation remains stubborn,' he said. Gilbert adds that 'the backdrop for the budget in a couple of weeks is that May meeting of the RBA board, which is just a few days before Jim Chalmers second budget and the possibility that they would raise rates again on the eve of that budget.' This highlights the challenging financial landscape and the difficult decisions facing the government as they prepare for the upcoming budget announcement.
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Government budget to indicate where they will ‘prioritise investment’Independent MP Kylea Tink says the full budget release from the government will indicate where priority investments will go into generating “essential” revenue. “It’s actually the first full budget we’re going to see from this government … looking at what indicators they’re giving us in terms of where they are going to prioritise investment versus where they’re going to prioritise generating revenue is going to be essential,” Ms Tink told Sky News Australia.
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University loans have been ‘unchanged by this government’: ChalmersTreasurer Jim Chalmers says university and education loans like HECs have been “unchanged by this government.” “One of the good things about the HECs system is it means people only begin to pay back a slither a portion of their education cost when they earn a certain amount of money,” Mr Chalmers said in a media conference on Wednesday. “The arrangement for HECs and for university loans and education loans have been unchanged by this government.”
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