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Budget brief: will I lose my age pension?

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageAs expected, part-pensioners will be most affected by budget changes.AAP Image/Melanie Foster

The Conversation’s Budget briefs series aims to answer reader questions about the 2015 federal budget.

The 2015 budget confirms pre-budget announcements that the government is committed to reducing the cost of the age pension, but will now do so more...

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Path to budget surplus built on shifting foundations

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageTreasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann speak to media during the 2015 budget lockupAAP Image/Lukas Coch

In the lead up to tonight’s federal budget treasurer Joe Hockey and prime minister Tony Abbott backed away from the strong rhetoric of deficit and debt emergencies that accompanied last year’s budget. However, they...

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Federal Budget 2015: Small business wins in grab for confidence

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageTreasurer Joe Hockey's politically cautious second budget talks up business confidence. AAP/Mick Tsikas

Treasurer Joe Hockey has unveiled a A$5.5 billion jobs and small business package to kick start confidence, in a second Coalition budget that strategically retreats from some of the harshest measures of its predecessor.

The budget presents an...

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