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Will Treasurer Jim Chalmers be able to please everyone with his May budget? He's certainly trying very hard to cover a lot of economic ground beforehand.

The government has modelled proposals to help single parents, raising expectations there will be some assistance in the budget.

The institutions of civil society are important because they areneither created nor controlled by the state. While public funding requires accountability and some services require training, skills,and a professional approach, this is entirely within the capabilityof the voluntary sector. Government should not be allowed to seducecommunity groups into becoming its mouthpiece or an extension ofitself.

More than 4.7 million Australians will benefit from a scheduled Centrelink indexation increase on Monday that will see support payments rise in line with soaring living costs.  

While our tax rules subsidise obscene accumulations of wealth through superannuation, unemployed single mums and their children are forced to live on a pittance.

While our tax rules subsidise obscene accumulations of wealth through superannuation, unemployed single mums and their children are forced to live on a pittance.

While our tax rules subsidise obscene accumulations of wealth through superannuation, unemployed single mums and their children are forced to live on a pittance.

While our tax rules subsidise obscene accumulations of wealth through superannuation, unemployed single mums and their children are forced to live on a pittance.

More than 4.7 million Australians will see a cash rise in their welfare payments from later this month. 

Nearly 5 million Australians will receive a major increase to their pension and allowance payments when th...