16May

Child care reform: The child care subsidy

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In our article, ‘A helping hand: Child care benefit and rebate’, we noted that there was an upcoming change to the Government’s current financial assistance payments provided to eligible families in recognition of the costs associated with child care. Namely, from 2 July 2018, the Child Care Benefit and Child Care Rebate will be replaced […]

09May

2018 Budget: Unwrapping the ‘Christmas in May’ proposed measures

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‘Christmas in May’ is the unofficial catchphrase of this year’s Federal Budget (given a Federal election is on the horizon), but officially it’s being referred to by the Government as a ‘Plan for a Stronger Economy’. The 2018-19 Federal Budget, delivered on 8 May 2018 by Treasurer Scott Morrison, saw many proposed measures announced. These […]