Omnibus welfare bill shows the always-tricky politics of budget savings
- Written by Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
The government claims budget savings will more than offset its additional spending on child care.AAP/Mick TsikasThe Turnbull government has introduced a new omnibus savings bill to parliament. It has combined and revised several previously blocked welfare measures into a single piece of legislation to try to achieve nearly A$4 billion in net...
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