On Tuesday at 7.30pm Josh Frydenberg will hand down the federal budget
His focus is on supporting the economy to recover from Covid-19 pandemic
Treasurer also set to announce axing of threshold for employers to pay super
Means workers do not need to earn $450 a month before employers contribute
Worker on $400 a month is $450 better off within a year of change being made
A veteran soldier has blasted Scott Morrison for walking on a red carpet flanked by a guard of Royal Australian Air Force members while visiting a RAAF base.
A photo showed the Prime Minister walking the carpet in front of an RAAF plane as he arrived at the base in Williamtown, north of Newcastle, on Friday.
He was at the base to announce a $66million investment in regional airport runways.
It s understood the Prime Minister s office didn t organise the ceremonial welcome at the ADF base - but it didn t stop the photo from sparking backlash on social media.
An ex-veteran has slammed Prime Minister Scott Morrison for walking on a red carpet flanked by a guard of airforce service people while visiting an RAAF base (pictured).
Working parents, average income earners and Aussies with relatives in aged care are set to be big winners from Tuesday s federal budget.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will deliver his second budget speech in six months at 7.30pm on Tuesday as he aims to rebuild the economy after the coronavirus pandemic.
Mr Frydenberg has already promised more big spending next financial year, with Deloitte predicting a budget deficit of $87 billion, a figure well below this year s estimated $167 billion shortfall. We won t be undertaking any sharp pivots towards austerity. We want more people in jobs and in better paying jobs. This is what our fiscal strategy is designed to achieve, he said in a speech last week.
Major road upgrades, a new freight terminal and the rebuild of a key regional airport will form part of a huge infrastructure program announced in Tuesday s federal budget.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will announce projects worth $110 billion to generate thousands of jobs over the next ten years as the nation recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Some key projects worth $10billion will be unveiled on Monday, including upgrades to the Great Western Highway in NSW and Queensland s Bruce Highway, as well as a new freight train terminal in Melbourne.
The Bruce Highway in Queensland (pictured heading south past the Glasshouse Mountains) will be upgraded
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