Slow rollout of NDIS and automated welfare system to save budget billions

Slow rollout of NDIS and automated welfare system to save budget billions

Disability insurance scheme comes in at $1.6bn less than expected, but advocates blame shortfall on problems for people accessing the scheme

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Treasurer trumpets Budget is 'back in black' — but there's a catch

Treasurer trumpets Budget is 'back in black' — but there's a catch

Josh Frydenberg's first Budget includes billions of dollars for tax cuts, major road upgrades and health care, but the Coalition will have to win re-election to deliver its long-touted surplus.

Australia budget 2019: Morrison splashes the cash in final election sell to the suburbs

Australia budget 2019: Morrison splashes the cash in final election sell to the suburbs

Coalition hints election could be called before the weekend as it seeks mandate to push through budgetFederal budget 2019 – follow live updatesComment: Morrison breaks with past catastrophes to save his skin

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Australia budget 2019: Newstart backflip disrupts government's big sell

Coalition’s about face on one-off payment prompts Labor to declare the budget is already ‘falling apart’

The Guardian - AU

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Find out if you're a winner or a loser in this year's Budget

How will taxpayers, welfare recipients and small business owners fare in the year ahead? Explore who wins and who loses as a result of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's 2019 Budget.

Tax changes and a forecast surplus are a given: Here's what else to expect tonight

Tonight's Budget is widely being seen as a re-election pitch for the Coalition. There will be sweeteners, programs, policies and the first forecast surplus in more than a decade.