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Federal Budget 2019

Science, Environment and Universities all face budget cuts

Science, Environment and Universities all face budget cuts

Science & Environment

Science, environment, research and innovation all suffered severe cuts in the budget on Tuesday. Analysis by the Australian Academy of...

How does infrastructure measure up in this year’s Budget?

How does infrastructure measure up in this year’s Budget?

The Coalition has pledged a whopping $100b into infrastructure. Our budget team wanted to find out just what the experts...

What does the Federal Budget 19-20 mean for regional and rural Australia?

What does the Federal Budget 19-20 mean for regional and rural Australia?

Politics & Economy

If anyone knows regional infrastructure, agriculture and rural voters, it’s Shadow Minister Joel Fitzgibbon. Victor Petrovic sits down with the...

Whats in the budget for regional Queensland?

Whats in the budget for regional Queensland?

Politics & Economy Science & Environment

Federal Member for Kennedy in Queensland’s far north Bob Katter gives his impressions 2019 Federal Budget exclusively for the Wire and...

Labor’s Response to the 2019 Federal Budget

Labor’s Response to the 2019 Federal Budget

Politics & Economy

Dr. Andrew Leigh, the Federal Shadow Assistant Treasurer, thinks that a lot of the Federal Budget 2019 sounded a bit...

Closing the Gap needs serious funding

Closing the Gap needs serious funding

Indigenous Politics & Economy

While the government talks about Closing the Gap, it’s hard to do it when services aren’t funded adequately. Jackie Huggins,...

Budget predictions direct from Canberra

Budget predictions direct from Canberra

Politics & Economy

Members of The Wire and 2SER called in from Canberra to give us the lowdown on key issues and funding...