UNBELIEVABLE: 13 - The Untold Story

Morning mail: federal budget dissected, west wary of Russia’s claim, Iron Chef on Netflix

Wednesday: pre-election federal budget promises billions to ease rising inflation, but will it address long term cost-of-living pressures? Plus: Shane Warne to be farewelled at public memorial

The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2022

Alan Kohler: The real story of the budget is that Treasury got the pandemic wrong

The overriding fact of federal government finances in 2022, and everything about last night’s budget, is that Treasury got the pandemic entirely wrong.

The New Daily · Mar 29, 2022

Federal budget 2022: Little substance beyond vote-buying sugar hits

From the lead-up to budget day, the government’s rhetoric was shot through with contradictions and cheques it simply could not cash.

The New Daily · Mar 29, 2022

When will petrol prices actually get cheaper? What's the fuel excise? Here's what to expect on prices at the bowser

The fuel excise will be cut in half by Wednesday morning but your local petrol station is not likely to pass on the cut for a while. Here's what we know about the cuts to fuel prices.

ABC News · Mar 29, 2022

Cash Bonuses & Cheaper Petrol: 7 Big Takeaways From The Federal Budget

All this money getting thrown around and Scotty still won't slip me a cool $1 million.

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 29, 2022

How it started and how it’s going: Australia’s 2022 budget suggests black will never be back

Analysis: The deficit comes in at $79.8bn – better than the $106.6bn Josh Frydenberg forecast last year but a leap away from the $17.8bn surplus he predicted in 2019

The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2022

Budget reveals flood recovery spend to top $6bn in four years after NSW and Queensland disasters

Coalition to again spend maximum $150m allocation from Emergency Response Fund to ‘fast track’ recovery and resilience

The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2022

Josh Frydenberg’s budget is an extraordinary turnaround – but leaves a $40 billion problem

It’s often said in business circles that good companies manage their balance sheet, and bad companies manage their P&L (profit and loss account). That same aphorism applies to governments.

The Conversation · Mar 29, 2022

Health budget tops $132bn as Treasury says new Covid wave likely to hit this winter

Josh Frydenberg stresses commitment to Medicare and trumpets funding for Trodelvy – a drug used to treat rare form of breast cancer

The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2022

View from The Hill: if money talks, the government has the megaphone out

When Josh Frydenberg says his key cost-of-living budget measures are “temporary” and “targeted”, he’s precisely right, though the reasons are more opportunistic than he’d spruik publicly.

The Conversation · Mar 29, 2022