Allegations of abuse cost budget an additional $571 million
Tasmania's budget deficit is expected to quadruple in 2023/24, largely due to a planned $571 million increase in payments to victims of child sexual abuse.
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Kiribati votes while relations with China and the cost of living play a major role
In Kiribati, people have gone to the polls for the first round of national elections, which are intended to serve as a referendum on the rising cost of living and the government's stronger ties with China. A run-off election is scheduled for August 19 for all parliamentary seats that were not awarded by a majority … Read more
“No three litres of milk or bread for less than ten dollars”: Lambie criticises Shorten over cost of living
Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie has criticised the government over rising cost of living pressures, claiming Australians cannot afford basic necessities for less than $10.
Mass rush to art fair: artists must expect cost increases
Thousands of people visit the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, but art centres pay up to $40,000 to travel long distances to take part in the annual event.
Regional companies are caught in a “spiral” as housing construction, cost pressure, wage tax and tourism undermine confidence
Throughout the Cape Region, entrepreneurs are at the end of their strength. The housing and cost of living crisis has put some private providers under pressure to close, and competition from the mining sector is calling the future of some services into question.