Labor has finally revealed when their economy wrecking housing taxes will start – confirming that Labor simply doesn’t care about the impact their housing taxes will have on Australians or countless experts warning about the disastrous impact they will have on the economy. This comes just over a week after SQM Research confirmed that Labor’s housing taxes could increase rents …
Continue readingThe Liberal-National Government is investing more than $68 million to deliver better health care to the people of the ACT. This will include improved access to primary care services, including mental health, especially for young people, help for people with eating disorders, drug and alcohol rehabilitation services, new critical hospital infrastructure, research, and improved care for senior Australians living in …
Continue readingMajor safety improvements to key intersections along the Monaro Highway will improve traffic flow, with design work starting later this week, announced today by Senator for the ACT Zed Seselja and ACT Minister for Roads Chris Steel. The Monaro Highway upgrades are supported by the Commonwealth Government and ACT Government with up to $200 million in funding committed to the …
Continue readingShadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh could put a dollar figure on how much extra tax he planned to gouge, but laughed off concerns he couldn’t put a number on just how many Australians would be worse off under Labor’s Retiree Tax grab in another show of Labor’s contempt for Australian retirees in an interview on ABC Canberra this morning. Five …
Continue readingCanberra retirees will have around $1,800 ripped from their pockets every year under Labor’s retiree tax, new data from the ATO has revealed. “This is an unfair and arbitrary tax targeting around 15,000 retirees in the ACT who have done nothing wrong, except diligently plan and save for their retirement,” Senator Seselja said. “Canberrans will have their chance to have …
Continue readingThe successful early intervention program run by Canberra PCYC, Project Booyah!, is running again in 2019 following a $710,837 grant from the Liberal-National Government to support this life changing program. Project Booyah aims to holistically address a young person’s disengagement from education and community in order to build resilience and prevent future involvement in antisocial behaviours, substance misuse, self-harm or …
Continue readingUnder Labor, rents in Canberra are set to rise by up to $3,000 a year if their reckless Housing Tax policy becomes law, data released by SQM Research today has revealed. Canberrans have already had their homes taxed by Labor locally, and cannot afford another Labor Tax Grab. This sharp warning follows independent modelling commissioned by the Master Builders Association …
Continue readingIn yet another setback for Bill Shorten, Labor frontbencher Andrew Leigh yesterday refused to rule out increases in the minimum wage are linked to higher levels of unemployment, a conclusion of his own research, after Shorten bowed to union pressure to introduce a living wage last week. Dr Leigh’s own research found just a 3 percent increase in minimum wage …
Continue readingPatients throughout the ACT will now be able to access lifesaving scans for cancer, stroke, heart and other medical conditions, with the Liberal-National Government announcing a new MRI licence for Canberra Imaging Group at Calvary Bruce Private Hospital. This MRI licence means Canberrans will be able to access a Medicare rebate for an estimated 3,712 services a year – saving …
Continue readingMore than 2300 players and 7000 spectators or supporters of the Canberra Netball Association will benefit from upgrades to the existing facilities in Lyneham following the awarding of a $454,430 grant to upgrade the facilities that have been around since the 1970s. Senator for the ACT, Zed Seselja, said the grant received by the Canberra Netball Association was part of …
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