1 00:00:10,254 --> 00:00:14,614 Speaker 1: So you're listening to a Muma Mea podcast. Mumma Mea 2 00:00:14,694 --> 00:00:17,534 Speaker 1: acknowledges the traditional owners of land and waters that this 3 00:00:17,614 --> 00:00:18,894 Speaker 1: podcast is recorded on. 4 00:00:21,814 --> 00:00:23,094 Speaker 2: Hey, I'm Taylor Straano. 5 00:00:23,254 --> 00:00:26,654 Speaker 3: This is Mumma MEA's twice daily news podcast, The Quickie. 6 00:00:27,294 --> 00:00:31,174 Speaker 3: Last night, Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his fourth federal budget. 7 00:00:31,534 --> 00:00:35,734 Speaker 4: The credit belongs to Australians in every corner of our country. 8 00:00:36,774 --> 00:00:39,334 Speaker 4: We've come a long way together, but there is more 9 00:00:39,414 --> 00:00:43,134 Speaker 4: work to do. This budget is our plan for a 10 00:00:43,254 --> 00:00:47,774 Speaker 4: new generation of prosperity in a new world of uncertainty. 11 00:00:48,254 --> 00:00:51,014 Speaker 3: We with an election required to be held by May seventeen, 12 00:00:51,294 --> 00:00:54,054 Speaker 3: this budget is being viewed by many as labours pitched 13 00:00:54,094 --> 00:00:57,214 Speaker 3: to voters for a second term. Before we dive into 14 00:00:57,254 --> 00:00:59,774 Speaker 3: what the budget means for you, here's Clam Murphy. We're 15 00:00:59,774 --> 00:01:03,734 Speaker 3: the latest from the QUICKI newsroom for Wednesday, March twenty six. 16 00:01:04,094 --> 00:01:07,894 Speaker 1: Thanks Taylor. Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says the Coalition will 17 00:01:07,894 --> 00:01:11,254 Speaker 1: not support extra tax cut outlined in last night's budget, 18 00:01:11,534 --> 00:01:14,894 Speaker 1: calling the measure a cruel hoax. Mister Taylor says the 19 00:01:14,934 --> 00:01:17,574 Speaker 1: tax cut for all taxpayers, which will see a reduction 20 00:01:17,614 --> 00:01:19,654 Speaker 1: of up to two hundred and sixty eight dollars from 21 00:01:19,734 --> 00:01:22,894 Speaker 1: July and five hundred and thirty six dollars the following year, 22 00:01:23,214 --> 00:01:25,334 Speaker 1: working out to an extra ten dollars a week in 23 00:01:25,334 --> 00:01:29,294 Speaker 1: Australian pockets. Is a big spending, big taxing budget which 24 00:01:29,334 --> 00:01:32,014 Speaker 1: is for the next five weeks, not the next five years. 25 00:01:32,414 --> 00:01:35,214 Speaker 1: Mister Taylor did not say whether the Coalition would offer 26 00:01:35,254 --> 00:01:37,894 Speaker 1: its own form of tax relief or any other cost 27 00:01:37,894 --> 00:01:40,254 Speaker 1: of living measures they may introduce if they are to 28 00:01:40,294 --> 00:01:43,654 Speaker 1: win at the upcoming election. Opposition leader Peter Dupton said 29 00:01:43,654 --> 00:01:47,174 Speaker 1: the budget won't help address the financial stress Australian families 30 00:01:47,174 --> 00:01:50,174 Speaker 1: are under and it's nothing more than an election bribe 31 00:01:50,174 --> 00:01:53,134 Speaker 1: by a week. Prime Minister the Green's leader Adam Band 32 00:01:53,214 --> 00:01:56,414 Speaker 1: said his party would support the tax cuts, Treasurer Jim 33 00:01:56,494 --> 00:01:59,534 Speaker 1: Chalmers saying that they know the amount seems modest in isolation, 34 00:01:59,934 --> 00:02:02,814 Speaker 1: but that the government thinks it's meaningful in combination with 35 00:02:02,894 --> 00:02:05,574 Speaker 1: all of the tax cuts they've provided and other cost 36 00:02:05,614 --> 00:02:09,054 Speaker 1: of living measures they're rolling out. A new venue was 37 00:02:09,054 --> 00:02:12,734 Speaker 1: announced the upcoming Brisbane Olympic Games yesterday, but it's already 38 00:02:12,734 --> 00:02:16,654 Speaker 1: facing a challenge. Brisbane twenty thirty two Boss Andrew Liveris 39 00:02:16,654 --> 00:02:20,014 Speaker 1: revealed the new sixty three thousand seat main stadium yesterday, 40 00:02:20,294 --> 00:02:23,574 Speaker 1: to be located at the inner city Victoria Park. It's 41 00:02:23,574 --> 00:02:26,774 Speaker 1: the centerpiece of a plan delivered almost four years after 42 00:02:26,814 --> 00:02:29,734 Speaker 1: Brisbane was named as the host city and amongst growing 43 00:02:29,814 --> 00:02:32,654 Speaker 1: concerns they're running out of time to deliver a result 44 00:02:32,814 --> 00:02:35,654 Speaker 1: ready for the Games in seven years time. Miss Deliverer 45 00:02:35,734 --> 00:02:37,774 Speaker 1: said that this is a go get it done plan 46 00:02:37,934 --> 00:02:40,614 Speaker 1: and they were ready to go get it done. However, 47 00:02:40,694 --> 00:02:43,294 Speaker 1: it may not be that simple. The Save Victoria Park 48 00:02:43,374 --> 00:02:47,014 Speaker 1: protest group is crowdfunding a potential legal challenge that could 49 00:02:47,094 --> 00:02:50,414 Speaker 1: threaten the stadium's development. The group claiming the venue would 50 00:02:50,414 --> 00:02:53,734 Speaker 1: destroy valuable green space at a site significant to First 51 00:02:53,814 --> 00:02:57,254 Speaker 1: Nations communities. They're also arguing the Premier David cris a 52 00:02:57,294 --> 00:03:00,974 Speaker 1: fully broken election promise when he insisted no new stadiums 53 00:03:01,014 --> 00:03:04,414 Speaker 1: would be built for twenty thirty two. Democrats are calling 54 00:03:04,414 --> 00:03:07,494 Speaker 1: for the resignation of US officials involved in the incident 55 00:03:07,534 --> 00:03:10,814 Speaker 1: that saw a journalist added to a group discussing sensitive 56 00:03:10,854 --> 00:03:14,934 Speaker 1: military details. The Director of National Intelligence Toulsy Gabbard and 57 00:03:15,094 --> 00:03:18,294 Speaker 1: CIA director John Ratcliffe, who were both involved in the 58 00:03:18,294 --> 00:03:22,934 Speaker 1: group messaging on signal testified before a Senate Intelligence committee overnight, 59 00:03:23,294 --> 00:03:27,014 Speaker 1: claiming that no classified material was shared, an answer that 60 00:03:27,054 --> 00:03:31,254 Speaker 1: saw disbelief and outraged amongst national security experts after the 61 00:03:31,334 --> 00:03:33,894 Speaker 1: journalists revealed that the group chat was about an attack 62 00:03:33,934 --> 00:03:37,254 Speaker 1: on Hooty rebels and Yemen, and included details on pending 63 00:03:37,334 --> 00:03:40,894 Speaker 1: strikes and information about targets, weapons the US would be 64 00:03:40,934 --> 00:03:45,374 Speaker 1: deploying and attack sequencing. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden said he 65 00:03:45,494 --> 00:03:47,654 Speaker 1: was of the view that there ought to be resignations, 66 00:03:47,694 --> 00:03:50,774 Speaker 1: starting with the National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz and the 67 00:03:50,814 --> 00:03:54,174 Speaker 1: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegsith, with confusion as to which 68 00:03:54,214 --> 00:03:56,974 Speaker 1: of those actually added the journalist to the chat. The 69 00:03:57,014 --> 00:04:00,094 Speaker 1: White House says they're looking into the incident. President Donald 70 00:04:00,134 --> 00:04:02,454 Speaker 1: Trump claimed he has no knowledge of it, and then 71 00:04:02,494 --> 00:04:05,214 Speaker 1: expressed his support for Mike Waltz, saying he's learned his 72 00:04:05,294 --> 00:04:08,974 Speaker 1: lesson and he's a good man. French actor Gerard Debadieux 73 00:04:08,974 --> 00:04:11,854 Speaker 1: has acknowledged that he used crude language around a woman 74 00:04:11,894 --> 00:04:15,694 Speaker 1: who's accused him of sexual assault, but denies actually assaulting her. 75 00:04:16,054 --> 00:04:18,814 Speaker 1: Depudieu has testified for the first time at his trial 76 00:04:18,854 --> 00:04:21,974 Speaker 1: in Paris, telling the court he sometimes had a potty mouth, 77 00:04:22,054 --> 00:04:24,694 Speaker 1: and that he was capable of trash talk. He also 78 00:04:24,734 --> 00:04:27,134 Speaker 1: admitted he was wrong to use heated language with the 79 00:04:27,134 --> 00:04:30,374 Speaker 1: woman after they had an argument on set about a painting. 80 00:04:30,694 --> 00:04:33,134 Speaker 1: He also admitted that he did grab the woman's hips 81 00:04:33,214 --> 00:04:35,774 Speaker 1: during that argument, but that the gesture had not been 82 00:04:35,814 --> 00:04:38,974 Speaker 1: ill intentioned, arguing she had not appeared offended at the 83 00:04:39,014 --> 00:04:41,814 Speaker 1: time and didn't answer as if she was being assaulted. 84 00:04:42,134 --> 00:04:44,094 Speaker 1: He claimed he was not a predator and that he 85 00:04:44,134 --> 00:04:47,014 Speaker 1: wasn't touching the butts of women. The seventy six year 86 00:04:47,054 --> 00:04:50,094 Speaker 1: old is facing sexual assault allegations from a set dresser 87 00:04:50,174 --> 00:04:52,774 Speaker 1: and an assistant, who alleged they were both assaulted by 88 00:04:52,774 --> 00:04:55,574 Speaker 1: the actor during filming of the twenty twenty one movie 89 00:04:55,614 --> 00:04:58,414 Speaker 1: The Green Shutters. If found guilty, he faces up to 90 00:04:58,494 --> 00:05:01,734 Speaker 1: five years in prison and a seventy five thousand euro fine. 91 00:05:01,974 --> 00:05:09,934 Speaker 3: Thanks Claire next, who benefits from this year's federal budget. 92 00:05:11,374 --> 00:05:14,374 Speaker 3: After delivering back to back budget surpluses for the first 93 00:05:14,374 --> 00:05:17,214 Speaker 3: time in ten years, the government has swung back. 94 00:05:17,014 --> 00:05:17,694 Speaker 2: Into the red. 95 00:05:18,614 --> 00:05:21,814 Speaker 3: As a quick reminder, a deficit, or the red, means 96 00:05:21,814 --> 00:05:25,054 Speaker 3: the government is spending more than it earns. This year, 97 00:05:25,094 --> 00:05:28,574 Speaker 3: they're spending about seven hundred and thirty billion dollars were 98 00:05:28,574 --> 00:05:31,894 Speaker 3: the deficit of around twenty six point nine billion, and 99 00:05:32,014 --> 00:05:34,374 Speaker 3: don't expect to see the budget back in black or 100 00:05:34,414 --> 00:05:38,814 Speaker 3: in surplus anytime soon. The government's forecasting deficits for the 101 00:05:38,854 --> 00:05:42,254 Speaker 3: next decade totally around one hundred and forty four billion 102 00:05:42,294 --> 00:05:46,214 Speaker 3: dollars by twenty twenty seven twenty eight. But while the 103 00:05:46,214 --> 00:05:49,094 Speaker 3: overall pitcher might be read, it's not always a bad thing. 104 00:05:49,454 --> 00:05:51,454 Speaker 2: There's plenty of spending to go around. 105 00:05:52,094 --> 00:05:56,494 Speaker 3: There's already been a bunch of budget measures announced. Buckle up, 106 00:05:56,574 --> 00:06:01,374 Speaker 3: we're getting stuck into the numbers. Cost of living relief 107 00:06:01,454 --> 00:06:04,734 Speaker 3: is front and center, with the government announcing quarterly energy 108 00:06:04,774 --> 00:06:07,214 Speaker 3: rebates to the tune of one hundred and fifty dollars 109 00:06:07,214 --> 00:06:08,854 Speaker 3: for every household. 110 00:06:08,414 --> 00:06:09,574 Speaker 2: From July one. 111 00:06:10,054 --> 00:06:13,054 Speaker 3: That's on top of the previously announced cuts to PBS 112 00:06:13,054 --> 00:06:16,494 Speaker 3: medication costs, which will see four out of five medications 113 00:06:16,574 --> 00:06:19,494 Speaker 3: drop to a maximum of twenty five dollars per script. 114 00:06:20,374 --> 00:06:23,494 Speaker 3: Healthcare is another big winner, with eight point five billion 115 00:06:23,534 --> 00:06:26,374 Speaker 3: dollars pledged to Medicare in what the government calls the 116 00:06:26,454 --> 00:06:30,654 Speaker 3: single largest investment in the scheme since its inception. The 117 00:06:30,734 --> 00:06:33,814 Speaker 3: goal to make nine out of ten GP visits free 118 00:06:33,974 --> 00:06:35,054 Speaker 3: by twenty thirty. 119 00:06:35,934 --> 00:06:37,294 Speaker 2: Then there's also six. 120 00:06:37,134 --> 00:06:40,374 Speaker 3: Hundred and forty four million dollars for fifty new urgent 121 00:06:40,414 --> 00:06:43,654 Speaker 3: care clinics, meaning eighty percent of Ossie's will live within 122 00:06:43,734 --> 00:06:46,574 Speaker 3: twenty minutes of a bold billion GP service by mid 123 00:06:46,614 --> 00:06:50,494 Speaker 3: twenty twenty six. On the education front, the government has 124 00:06:50,534 --> 00:06:54,214 Speaker 3: promised sixteen billion dollars in student debt reduction, with about 125 00:06:54,254 --> 00:06:56,694 Speaker 3: three point two billion of those dollars slated to be 126 00:06:56,734 --> 00:06:58,414 Speaker 3: wiped from June one if. 127 00:06:58,294 --> 00:06:59,454 Speaker 2: Later is re elected. 128 00:07:00,374 --> 00:07:03,174 Speaker 3: Infrastructure gets a look in two, with two point seven 129 00:07:03,214 --> 00:07:06,854 Speaker 3: billion dollars to upgrade Queenslands Bruce Highway and another two 130 00:07:06,854 --> 00:07:10,494 Speaker 3: billion in additional funding to upgrade Sunshine Station as part 131 00:07:10,534 --> 00:07:14,174 Speaker 3: of Melbourne's Airport rail Link. But perhaps the most significant 132 00:07:14,174 --> 00:07:18,454 Speaker 3: announcement for many families is in childcare, with the removal 133 00:07:18,494 --> 00:07:22,254 Speaker 3: of the activity test requirements, meaning from January next year, 134 00:07:22,374 --> 00:07:26,694 Speaker 3: families are guaranteed a minimum of three days childcare fully subsidized, 135 00:07:26,974 --> 00:07:30,294 Speaker 3: regardless of how much they work or study, as long 136 00:07:30,334 --> 00:07:33,094 Speaker 3: as their earnings come under five hundred and thirty three thousand, 137 00:07:33,174 --> 00:07:36,334 Speaker 3: two hundred and eighty dollars. That's enough numbers from me 138 00:07:36,574 --> 00:07:38,934 Speaker 3: to help us dive even further into the announcements. We 139 00:07:38,974 --> 00:07:42,134 Speaker 3: are joined by Mumma MEAs newswriter Eilish Delaney, who has 140 00:07:42,174 --> 00:07:44,774 Speaker 3: been in Canberra for the budget lock up. At leash, 141 00:07:44,774 --> 00:07:47,454 Speaker 3: we are speaking to you just as you've left Parliament House. 142 00:07:47,734 --> 00:07:49,294 Speaker 3: What's the last few hours look. 143 00:07:49,214 --> 00:07:49,574 Speaker 2: Like for you? 144 00:07:50,374 --> 00:07:53,054 Speaker 5: So, Taylor, I've been in budget lock ups the last 145 00:07:53,054 --> 00:07:56,054 Speaker 5: few hours, which is basically when we get handed the 146 00:07:56,334 --> 00:07:59,254 Speaker 5: budget papers and kind of comb through all the updates 147 00:07:59,294 --> 00:08:01,894 Speaker 5: and try and make sense of everything before the Treasurer 148 00:08:01,934 --> 00:08:04,174 Speaker 5: gives it speech at seven thirty and then we're let 149 00:08:04,174 --> 00:08:06,454 Speaker 5: out freach the world again, can use our phones and 150 00:08:06,494 --> 00:08:08,774 Speaker 5: the Wi Fi once again, and can start filing. 151 00:08:09,614 --> 00:08:12,014 Speaker 3: You've been unplugged. I have been crunching a whole bunch 152 00:08:12,054 --> 00:08:15,174 Speaker 3: of numbers. I have gone through and we've listed off 153 00:08:15,214 --> 00:08:17,694 Speaker 3: some of the major announcements that already were revealed to 154 00:08:17,774 --> 00:08:19,534 Speaker 3: us in the last week or so, but there has 155 00:08:19,614 --> 00:08:22,414 Speaker 3: been a bunch more in the last few moments since 156 00:08:22,454 --> 00:08:23,454 Speaker 3: you've left Parliament. 157 00:08:23,534 --> 00:08:25,574 Speaker 2: Let's kick off with women's health. 158 00:08:25,614 --> 00:08:28,734 Speaker 3: That's been a big focus for this federal budget for 159 00:08:28,734 --> 00:08:31,614 Speaker 3: this Albanesi's labor government. What can you tell us about 160 00:08:31,614 --> 00:08:32,374 Speaker 3: what they've promised? 161 00:08:32,894 --> 00:08:35,774 Speaker 5: Yeah, so most of The commitments they've made for women's 162 00:08:35,814 --> 00:08:38,294 Speaker 5: health have been announced already, but they've just put them 163 00:08:38,294 --> 00:08:40,774 Speaker 5: in writing in the budget. But we've got almost eight 164 00:08:40,854 --> 00:08:44,494 Speaker 5: hundred million dollars in a women's health package, which includes 165 00:08:44,614 --> 00:08:48,334 Speaker 5: a raft of things. There's new oral contraceptives, three of 166 00:08:48,374 --> 00:08:50,454 Speaker 5: them that are listed on the PBS for I think 167 00:08:50,454 --> 00:08:52,614 Speaker 5: the first time in more than thirty years. They've said. 168 00:08:53,014 --> 00:08:55,934 Speaker 5: We've also got Medicare rebates that are being boosted for 169 00:08:55,974 --> 00:09:00,454 Speaker 5: women using long term contraceptives like IUDs. There's also improved 170 00:09:00,494 --> 00:09:04,934 Speaker 5: access to menopause support, so there's new menopause treatments on 171 00:09:04,974 --> 00:09:09,174 Speaker 5: the PBS. There's also funding to train health professionals on 172 00:09:09,214 --> 00:09:12,534 Speaker 5: menupes and the first ever clinical guidelines on this as well, 173 00:09:13,054 --> 00:09:17,614 Speaker 5: and also Medicare rebates and menopause health assessments, which is huge. 174 00:09:17,894 --> 00:09:19,174 Speaker 2: That's fantastic newshere. 175 00:09:19,174 --> 00:09:21,494 Speaker 3: You have heard a lot about a big cash injection 176 00:09:21,654 --> 00:09:25,294 Speaker 3: to Medicare and the popping up of fifty new urgent 177 00:09:25,454 --> 00:09:28,054 Speaker 3: care clinics, But what about pelvic pain clinics. Are we 178 00:09:28,054 --> 00:09:30,974 Speaker 3: seeing any new ones of those for this federal budget cycle. 179 00:09:31,454 --> 00:09:34,334 Speaker 5: Yeah, so we're getting funding for eleven new clinics that 180 00:09:34,374 --> 00:09:37,894 Speaker 5: are dedicated to endometriosis and pelvic pain, and they're all 181 00:09:38,214 --> 00:09:41,414 Speaker 5: going to offer specialized care and support for women and 182 00:09:41,454 --> 00:09:43,534 Speaker 5: people who are suffering these conditions, which is great. 183 00:09:43,854 --> 00:09:46,174 Speaker 3: Something else that has been front and center as part 184 00:09:46,214 --> 00:09:48,774 Speaker 3: of this federal budget is the cost of living. It's 185 00:09:48,774 --> 00:09:50,854 Speaker 3: something that we heard Jim Chalmers talk about in his 186 00:09:50,934 --> 00:09:52,214 Speaker 3: Federal budget address. 187 00:09:52,494 --> 00:09:53,254 Speaker 2: There are a couple of. 188 00:09:53,174 --> 00:09:55,294 Speaker 3: Different measures that we could pop under the cost of 189 00:09:55,334 --> 00:09:58,854 Speaker 3: living umbrella. Let's start with growth in wages, though what 190 00:09:58,934 --> 00:09:59,934 Speaker 3: have they promised. 191 00:09:59,614 --> 00:10:02,334 Speaker 5: Here but wages? We've got a two point six billion 192 00:10:02,534 --> 00:10:05,974 Speaker 5: for an increase for age care nurses. There's also an 193 00:10:06,014 --> 00:10:10,534 Speaker 5: interesting one which is planning to stop noncompete clauses low 194 00:10:10,614 --> 00:10:13,974 Speaker 5: and middle income earners, which the government's over holding a 195 00:10:13,974 --> 00:10:17,774 Speaker 5: lot of Australian workers back from switching to higher paying jobs. 196 00:10:18,014 --> 00:10:20,294 Speaker 3: So a list when we say non compete clauses, what 197 00:10:20,334 --> 00:10:21,334 Speaker 3: does that actually mean. 198 00:10:21,854 --> 00:10:25,174 Speaker 5: A good example is a pilates instructor who in the 199 00:10:25,294 --> 00:10:27,534 Speaker 5: contract it says that they can only work for this 200 00:10:27,574 --> 00:10:30,134 Speaker 5: one studio and they're not allowed to work for any competitors, 201 00:10:30,334 --> 00:10:32,814 Speaker 5: and then it really limits the income that they can 202 00:10:32,854 --> 00:10:37,054 Speaker 5: make and apparently it affects a lot of workers. So 203 00:10:37,294 --> 00:10:40,654 Speaker 5: research shows that reforms to these clauses could lift the 204 00:10:40,694 --> 00:10:43,774 Speaker 5: wages of workers by up to four percent or twenty 205 00:10:43,894 --> 00:10:47,014 Speaker 5: five hundred on average, which is pretty significant. 206 00:10:47,654 --> 00:10:49,494 Speaker 3: That is significant. I can think of a whole bunch 207 00:10:49,534 --> 00:10:52,054 Speaker 3: of different industries that this will impact. I'm thinking of 208 00:10:52,094 --> 00:10:55,574 Speaker 3: people who work in construction, childcare workers, even people who 209 00:10:55,614 --> 00:10:58,214 Speaker 3: work in media jobs. That's usually something that's written into 210 00:10:58,214 --> 00:11:01,534 Speaker 3: their contracts too. It does say here that is for 211 00:11:01,574 --> 00:11:04,134 Speaker 3: people who are currently earning under one hundred and seventy 212 00:11:04,174 --> 00:11:07,054 Speaker 3: five thousand dollars. There's some other ones here that I 213 00:11:07,094 --> 00:11:09,054 Speaker 3: want to touch on in cost of living as well, though, 214 00:11:09,174 --> 00:11:11,574 Speaker 3: talked me about what's happening with the A Triple C. 215 00:11:12,334 --> 00:11:15,694 Speaker 5: With this, the government wants to get people a better deal, 216 00:11:15,774 --> 00:11:18,934 Speaker 5: let the check out by basically strengthening the A triplec's 217 00:11:19,054 --> 00:11:24,454 Speaker 5: powers and fighting trankslation in supermarkets and helping suppliers stand 218 00:11:24,534 --> 00:11:27,654 Speaker 5: up to the big supermarkets to get families and farmers 219 00:11:27,814 --> 00:11:28,534 Speaker 5: a better price. 220 00:11:28,934 --> 00:11:29,974 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's a really good one. 221 00:11:29,974 --> 00:11:31,974 Speaker 3: We spoke about some of the Quickie last week when 222 00:11:31,974 --> 00:11:34,614 Speaker 3: the A Triple C findings were released into their big 223 00:11:34,654 --> 00:11:37,574 Speaker 3: supermarket inquiry seeing if there was price gouging going on, 224 00:11:37,614 --> 00:11:40,694 Speaker 3: seeing if there was a monopoly happening in Australia currently 225 00:11:40,734 --> 00:11:43,654 Speaker 3: amongst the big supermarkets. If folks want to listen to 226 00:11:43,694 --> 00:11:45,294 Speaker 3: more of that, you can go back into the Quickie 227 00:11:45,294 --> 00:11:47,734 Speaker 3: feed and I'll drop a link in the show notes. 228 00:11:48,094 --> 00:11:50,134 Speaker 3: A few more things here to touch on alish, including 229 00:11:50,134 --> 00:11:52,494 Speaker 3: a whole bunch of education reforms. I want to talk 230 00:11:52,494 --> 00:11:56,614 Speaker 3: about some of the non tertiary education promises shortly, but 231 00:11:56,734 --> 00:11:59,814 Speaker 3: let's start with Tafe. What have they promised in regards 232 00:11:59,814 --> 00:12:00,054 Speaker 3: to that. 233 00:12:00,534 --> 00:12:04,014 Speaker 5: So with Tafe, they're going forward with the permanent free 234 00:12:04,094 --> 00:12:07,734 Speaker 5: taste places and they're making one hundred thousand free taste 235 00:12:07,734 --> 00:12:12,334 Speaker 5: places available across Australia every year, which will be great 236 00:12:12,374 --> 00:12:14,534 Speaker 5: for people who are kind of going into those courses 237 00:12:14,534 --> 00:12:16,654 Speaker 5: instead of going down the university route. 238 00:12:16,894 --> 00:12:19,454 Speaker 3: We don't quite know just yet which tape courses this 239 00:12:19,534 --> 00:12:22,734 Speaker 3: will apply to, but one hundred thousand spots is fantastic. 240 00:12:23,014 --> 00:12:25,614 Speaker 3: We've also mentioned earlier in this episode of the Quickie 241 00:12:25,614 --> 00:12:28,334 Speaker 3: the one hundred and fifty dollars per quarter energy rebate 242 00:12:28,374 --> 00:12:32,254 Speaker 3: that families, houses and some small businesses will also benefit from. 243 00:12:32,654 --> 00:12:36,614 Speaker 3: Speaking of housing alers, what has been promised in regards 244 00:12:36,654 --> 00:12:39,094 Speaker 3: to making it easier for folks to get into and 245 00:12:39,134 --> 00:12:40,054 Speaker 3: own their own homes. 246 00:12:40,454 --> 00:12:43,894 Speaker 5: So most of the government's housing funding is actually to 247 00:12:43,974 --> 00:12:47,294 Speaker 5: expand the Help to Buy program, which allows people to 248 00:12:47,454 --> 00:12:50,054 Speaker 5: buy a property with a deposit as low as two 249 00:12:50,094 --> 00:12:52,734 Speaker 5: percent with the help of the government. And they've committed 250 00:12:52,934 --> 00:12:56,014 Speaker 5: eight hundred million to increase income taps for this and 251 00:12:56,134 --> 00:12:59,414 Speaker 5: property price caps to kind of make the scheme more accessible. 252 00:12:59,454 --> 00:13:01,414 Speaker 5: And they're kind of saying that they hope this will 253 00:13:01,414 --> 00:13:03,374 Speaker 5: make it easier for first time buyers to get into 254 00:13:03,374 --> 00:13:03,814 Speaker 5: the market. 255 00:13:04,254 --> 00:13:07,134 Speaker 2: What about for renters aleish. 256 00:13:06,454 --> 00:13:08,654 Speaker 5: So they're implementing a better deal for renters is what 257 00:13:08,694 --> 00:13:10,254 Speaker 5: they called it. And it's going to be like a 258 00:13:10,294 --> 00:13:13,934 Speaker 5: framework on genuine reasonable grounds for eviction and moving towards 259 00:13:14,014 --> 00:13:15,974 Speaker 5: limiting rental increases to once a year. 260 00:13:16,494 --> 00:13:20,014 Speaker 3: All right, let's move on to another big part of 261 00:13:20,054 --> 00:13:21,014 Speaker 3: this budget. 262 00:13:20,654 --> 00:13:22,654 Speaker 2: Tax cuts. Apparently we're all going to get some cash 263 00:13:22,694 --> 00:13:23,254 Speaker 2: back elish. 264 00:13:23,814 --> 00:13:26,094 Speaker 5: Yeah, So the government has announced we're going to get 265 00:13:26,134 --> 00:13:29,654 Speaker 5: two more tax cuts every Australian tax dayer in twenty 266 00:13:29,734 --> 00:13:33,494 Speaker 5: twenty six and twenty twenty seven financial years. So a 267 00:13:33,534 --> 00:13:37,174 Speaker 5: worker earning an average of seventy nine k yar will 268 00:13:37,174 --> 00:13:40,334 Speaker 5: pocket five dollars and fifteen cents extra a week and 269 00:13:40,374 --> 00:13:43,214 Speaker 5: then that will go up to about ten thirty in 270 00:13:43,414 --> 00:13:46,334 Speaker 5: the following financial year. And the Treasurer has acknowledged that 271 00:13:46,614 --> 00:13:48,854 Speaker 5: it is a modest cut, but he said when you 272 00:13:48,934 --> 00:13:51,614 Speaker 5: kind of combine it with later's first round of tax cuts, 273 00:13:51,614 --> 00:13:53,374 Speaker 5: that will make a difference in you allop. 274 00:13:53,734 --> 00:13:57,374 Speaker 3: It's interesting because this federal budget has been labeled as 275 00:13:57,414 --> 00:14:00,534 Speaker 3: a pre election budget. That's a pretty significant deficit going 276 00:14:00,574 --> 00:14:02,974 Speaker 3: on here. There's lots of spending happening, but when we 277 00:14:03,134 --> 00:14:05,734 Speaker 3: break it down, it feels that the government is justifying 278 00:14:05,734 --> 00:14:08,214 Speaker 3: that spending by going but look at all the things 279 00:14:08,214 --> 00:14:10,574 Speaker 3: we're helping with, all the cost of living measures, all 280 00:14:10,574 --> 00:14:12,894 Speaker 3: of these extra measures like putting more money back in 281 00:14:12,934 --> 00:14:15,414 Speaker 3: your pocket. Is that sort of what you've taken away 282 00:14:15,454 --> 00:14:17,894 Speaker 3: when you've been reading through the budget papers elish. 283 00:14:18,134 --> 00:14:21,734 Speaker 5: Yeah, essentially. I mean being in a deficit isn't always 284 00:14:21,734 --> 00:14:24,734 Speaker 5: a bad thing, depending on where we are spending our money, 285 00:14:24,734 --> 00:14:27,054 Speaker 5: and in this case, it sounds like the government is 286 00:14:27,054 --> 00:14:29,774 Speaker 5: aware that we're all crying out the cost of living 287 00:14:29,854 --> 00:14:32,814 Speaker 5: is really biting, and Jim Chalmers has said that that's 288 00:14:32,854 --> 00:14:34,654 Speaker 5: at the forefront of this budget. 289 00:14:35,014 --> 00:14:36,734 Speaker 3: The last thing that I want to touch on with you. 290 00:14:37,094 --> 00:14:40,334 Speaker 3: We've talked about free permanent tay one hundred thousand spots 291 00:14:40,374 --> 00:14:44,334 Speaker 3: becoming available across Australia every year. We also mentioned earlier 292 00:14:44,334 --> 00:14:46,374 Speaker 3: in this episode about student. 293 00:14:46,054 --> 00:14:47,494 Speaker 2: Debt relief two. 294 00:14:47,614 --> 00:14:50,974 Speaker 3: But what about for our younger Australians. We are hearing 295 00:14:51,014 --> 00:14:53,414 Speaker 3: about fully funding Australian public schools. 296 00:14:53,814 --> 00:14:57,054 Speaker 5: Yeah, so the government is putting all public schools in 297 00:14:57,054 --> 00:15:00,974 Speaker 5: Australia on a path. They call it full and fair funding. 298 00:15:01,374 --> 00:15:03,694 Speaker 5: It's a ten year agreement that's going to see the 299 00:15:03,694 --> 00:15:07,974 Speaker 5: government increase its contribution to put every public school on 300 00:15:08,134 --> 00:15:11,614 Speaker 5: a path to receive funding. So they're going to provide 301 00:15:11,694 --> 00:15:14,734 Speaker 5: four hundred and seven point five million over four years 302 00:15:14,774 --> 00:15:17,734 Speaker 5: from twenty twenty five to twenty six financial year to 303 00:15:17,974 --> 00:15:20,854 Speaker 5: the jurisdictions that are already signed up to this agreement. 304 00:15:22,974 --> 00:15:25,694 Speaker 3: So what now, Well, as we eagerly wait for the 305 00:15:25,734 --> 00:15:28,574 Speaker 3: Prime Minister to call the date for the next federal election, 306 00:15:29,014 --> 00:15:31,934 Speaker 3: the Opposition leader Peter Dutton is expected to hand down 307 00:15:31,974 --> 00:15:35,294 Speaker 3: his budget reply tomorrow. It'll be an opportunity to get 308 00:15:35,334 --> 00:15:37,974 Speaker 3: a clear idea of what the Coalition are promising before 309 00:15:37,974 --> 00:15:40,934 Speaker 3: we head to the polls. Thanks for taking some time 310 00:15:41,014 --> 00:15:43,094 Speaker 3: to feed your mind with us today. The Quickie is 311 00:15:43,134 --> 00:15:46,454 Speaker 3: produced by me Taylor Strano and Claire Murphy, with audio 312 00:15:46,494 --> 00:15:47,854 Speaker 3: production by Lou Hill.