Australia s international borders could remain closed for more than a year if health experts deem it too dangerous to open up.
The federal budget assumes the borders, which have been closed since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, will open in mid-2022.
But Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said this could be brought forward or pushed back depending on the advice of health experts.
The federal budget assumes the borders, which have been closed since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, will open in mid-2022. Pictured: Sydney s Coogee Beach in November We will open the international borders when it s safe to do so. And that means basing our decisions on the medical advice, he told the National Press Club on Wednesday.
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Road funding and aged care announcements from the federal budget have been welcomed by a Central Queensland mayor, but much of this regionâs funding push will come in the lead-up to the upcoming election.
While there havenât been many significant federal budget announcements for the Banana Shire, Mayor Nev Ferrier thinks there will be benefits to his region with the funding given to surrounding areas.
He welcomed the funding for road upgrades in Central Queensland.
âThereâs $400 million on the Bruce Highway, and a lot of thatâs going to be spent between Gladstone and Rockhampton, which is great,â Cr Ferrier said.
Labor has accused the Morrison government of using the federal budget as a shameless political fix without a proper job creation plan.
While Treasurer Josh Frydenberg made employment the centrepiece of his third budget on Tuesday, the federal opposition believe he missed an opportunity.
Shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government had delivered another marketing exercise that failed to address key issues. It is a shameless political fix, rather than the genuine reform needed to make Australia s economy stronger, broader and more sustainable, he said.
Shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government had delivered another marketing exercise that failed to address key issues
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Subscriber only A MAJOR road project and air travel are the key outcomes of the Federal Government s 2021 budget for Sunshine Coast residents. Specific funding allocations for projects across regional Queensland were thin on the ground in Treasurer Josh Frydenberg s billion-dollar spending spree today, with our region one of the few to score a mention in the voluminous treasury documents made available to journalists during the annual lock-up in Canberra. The Treasurer set aside $160m for the Mooloolah River Interchange Upgrade, saying the money was a new commitment under the $2b set aside for Queensland infrastructure projects designed to increase support jobs and livelihoods across the state.