There have been mixed reactions to one of the big budget surprises, the decision to cap superannuation concessions for the very well-off. Seniors advocacy group COTA has welcomed the changes, saying they bring the system closer to its original purpose, but the Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association thinks the changes have not gone far enough, saying a $1.6 million cap is still a "staggering" amount
The ABC's Barrie Cassidy says the 2016 budget won't help the Government win an election but it probably won't hurt their chances either. He says the Coalition has done next to nothing to address government spending given its political ideology and constant rhetoric. Follow our live blog for all the analysis and reactions
US presidential candidate Ted Cruz has launched his strongest attack on Donald Trump calling him a lying, amoral, narcissist. It comes after Trump said the Texas senator's father was "with Lee Harvey Oswald" before the assassination of John F Kennedy. Today's Indiana primaries are seen as a day of reckoning for the "stop Trump" movement
7:35am AEST: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be on Radio National
8:05am AEST: Greens leader Richard Di Natale will be on Radio National
8:10am AEST: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will be on AM
9:30am AEST: Bowe Maddigan is scheduled to appear in court in Wangaratta. He's charged with the rape and murder of 11-year-old Zoe Buttigieg
10:00am AEST: Energy Resources of Australia will hold its AGM in Darwin. The company is likely to make a statement about the future of its Ranger uranium mine
12:30pm AEST: Treasurer Scott Morrison will give the post-budget National Press Club address
8:00pm AEST: The Greens will give their budget reply speech in the Senate
The Federal Government's surprise move to cap superannuation concessions for the very well-off meets with a mixed response from retirees and industry players.
Scott Morrison's move to rethink Work for the Dole and pay Australian businesses to take on thousands of young interns is slammed by unions but welcomed by Australia's peak social services body.
Upper-middle Australia is set to reap the greatest rewards from the Turnbull Government's election eve budget, while high-income retirees are facing a surprise hit on their earnings.
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz slams Donald Trump, calling him a "pathological liar" and "arrogant buffoon" as the two rivals attack each other on an unlikely front — the assassination of JFK.
New South Wales Police will be able to detain and question terrorism suspects as young as 14 without charge for up to two weeks under new laws to be introduced by the State Government.
A day after their club completed one of the biggest sporting fairytales of all time, Leicester City fans are still celebrating the Premier League title win.
The majority of market economists surveyed now believe the RBA will follow up with another cut in August, after the next quarterly inflation data is released.
The young Afghan boy who captivated hearts after he was pictured wearing a plastic bag as an improvised Lionel Messi jersey has fled to Pakistan with his family because of threats, his father says.
Scientists have pinpointed a fault in a gene that should turn off hunger signals in Labrador retrievers making the dogs more inclined to become food-obsessed.
You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts.
This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com.
Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email.
This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.
0 comments:
Post a Comment