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  1. Power to cut funding and stricter 'permanence' test under new NDIS
    By Jake Evans

    Legislation designed to save $35 billion in NDIS spending is introduced to parliament, revealing new powers for the minister to cut funding to classes of supports, automate some decisions and create requirements for prospective participants to exhaust all other treatment options before entering the NDIS.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/ndi

    #Disabilities #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #Health #Budget #JakeEvans

  2. Power to cut funding and stricter 'permanence' test under new NDIS
    By Jake Evans

    Legislation designed to save $35 billion in NDIS spending is introduced to parliament, revealing new powers for the minister to cut funding to classes of supports, automate some decisions and create requirements for prospective participants to exhaust all other treatment options before entering the NDIS.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/ndi

    #Disabilities #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #Health #Budget #JakeEvans

  3. Power to cut funding and stricter 'permanence' test under new NDIS
    By Jake Evans

    Legislation designed to save $35 billion in NDIS spending is introduced to parliament, revealing new powers for the minister to cut funding to classes of supports, automate some decisions and create requirements for prospective participants to exhaust all other treatment options before entering the NDIS.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/ndi

    #Disabilities #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #Health #Budget #JakeEvans

  4. Power to cut funding and stricter 'permanence' test under new NDIS
    By Jake Evans

    Legislation designed to save $35 billion in NDIS spending is introduced to parliament, revealing new powers for the minister to cut funding to classes of supports, automate some decisions and create requirements for prospective participants to exhaust all other treatment options before entering the NDIS.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/ndi

    #Disabilities #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #Health #Budget #JakeEvans

  5. Power to cut funding and stricter 'permanence' test under new NDIS
    By Jake Evans

    Legislation designed to save $35 billion in NDIS spending is introduced to parliament, revealing new powers for the minister to cut funding to classes of supports, automate some decisions and create requirements for prospective participants to exhaust all other treatment options before entering the NDIS.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/ndi

    #Disabilities #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #Health #Budget #JakeEvans

  6. Coalition to propose permanent end to tax bracket creep
    By Clare Armstrong

    The Coalition will make a bold play to win back voters with a plan to automatically index income tax brackets to keep up with inflation.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/coa

    #Tax #GovernmentandPolitics #Budget #Inflation #Liberals #FederalParliament #ClareArmstrong

  7. Live: Housing minister says tax changes will not have 'significant' impact on rents
    By Joshua Boscaini

    Housing Minister Clare O'Neil says the tax changes in the budget will not have a "significant impact" on rent prices. Follow live.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/fed

    #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #Parliament #HousingPolicy #Budget #Tax #JoshuaBoscaini

  8. Angus Taylor proposes one-for-one migration cap tied to housing
    By Clare Armstrong

    The Coalition wants to limit Australia's net migration intake to only one person per new home built, but would wait until in government to decide what visa types to slash if elected.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/ang

    #Budget #HousingPolicy #MigrationPolicy #GovernmentandPolitics #ClareArmstrong

  9. How Australians across generations feel about the budget
    By Ahmed Yussuf

    The ABC has asked Australians across generations, from gen Z to baby boomers, about the latest federal budget.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/aus

    #Budget #GovernmentPolicy #GovernmentandPolitics #AhmedYussuf

  10. MPs call on Starmer to quit despite bid to reset leadership

    The British prime minister is fighting to fend off a growing threat to his leadership after a disastrous set of local election results last week.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/sta

    #WorldPolitics #GovernmentandPolitics #Elections #PoliticalParties

  11. What will be in tonight's federal budget? Here are the major measures we know about so far
    By Gareth Hutchens

    Treasurer Jim Chalmers is unveiling his fifth budget tonight, and housing for younger Australians will be a centrepiece.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/wha

    #FederalGovernment #Budget #GovernmentandPolitics #HousingPolicy #Tax #DefenceandNationalSecurity #MigrationPolicy #GarethHutchens

  12. Why this ex-Liberal thinks she can unite One Nation and Greens voters
    By David Marchese

    Charlotte Mortlock believes it is time for Australia to leave the left-right ideology behind and focus on what brings people together instead.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/cha

    #GovernmentandPolitics #PoliticalMovements #PoliticalParties #PoliticalIdeologies #DavidMarchese

  13. Chalmers reveals gas tax revenue is up in federal budget
    By Jane Norman

    Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the tax on offshore gas projects has raised more revenue than expected this year, as he prepares to hand down a budget focused on fixing a "broken" housing market and tax system.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/gas

    #Budget #Tax #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #OilandGas #JaneNorman

  14. 'A terrible waste': Prison unit barely used amid overcrowding crisis
    By Keane Bourke

    The notorious Unit 18, a makeshift youth detention facility within the adult Casuarina Prison, has sat empty for at least a week while other WA prisons are bursting at the seams.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/uni

    #Prisons #LawCrimeandJustice #YouthCrime #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #GovernmentandPolitics #KeaneBourke

  15. Live: Nationals leader concedes it will be an 'uphill battle' to win Farrer by-election
    By Courtney Gould

    Voters in the federal seat of Farrer will head to the polls tomorrow to chose a replacement for former opposition leader Sussan Ley but Matt Canavan says it will be an uphill battle for the Nationals to win back. Follow live.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-08/fed

    #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #Parliament #CourtneyGould

  16. Labor absence opens door for One Nation and independent in Farrer
    By Ashlee Aldridge and Gaye Pattison

    The Labor Party has opted not to run a candidate in tomorrow's Farrer by-election, which will result in a redistribution of votes as traditional Labor supporters are forced to look elsewhere.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-08/lab

    #GovernmentandPolitics #ByElections #Nationals #OneNation #Liberals #Independents #AshleeAldridge #GayePattison

  17. Filling labour gaps in smaller communities by accelerating permanent residence for 33,000 workers

    May 4, 2026—Ottawa, Ontario— Canada continues to bring its immigration system to sustainable levels while focussing immigration on the…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Canada #generalpublic #Governmentandpolitics #Hon.LenaMetlegeDiab #Immigration #Immigrationandcitizenship #newsreleases #RefugeesandCitizenshipCanada #TopNews #TopStories
    newsbeep.com/ca/647483/