Godmother of Grunge : Seattle music icons gather to honor music pioneer Tina Bell
Tina Bell was the lead singer of Bam Bam, an early grunge band that went on to inspire several other acts in Seattle s grunge movement. Author: KING 5 Staff, Adam Thompson Published: 7:39 PM PDT July 10, 2021 Updated: 10:29 PM PDT July 10, 2021
SEATTLE Seattle music icons gathered at Central Saloon Friday to pay tribute to one of the early influencers of the grunge scene, Tina Bell.
Tina Bell was the frontwoman of Bam Bam, an early grunge band that went on to inspire several grunge heavy hitters from Seattle. She passed away in 2012.
Single parents who want to buy a home, school leavers and retirees who want to boost their superannuation accounts are set to be big winners from this year s federal Budget.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will deliver his second Budget speech in seven months at 7.30pm on Tuesday as he aims to rebuild an economy that was sent into recession by the coronavirus lockdowns.
Mr Frydenberg is already planning more big spending next financial year, with Deloitte predicting a Budget deficit of $87 billion, a figure well below this year s estimated $167 billion shortfall. We won t be undertaking any sharp pivots towards austerity. We want more people in jobs and in better paying jobs. This is what our fiscal strategy is designed to achieve, he said.
On Tuesday at 7.30pm Josh Frydenberg will hand down the federal budget
His focus is on supporting the economy to recover from Covid-19 pandemic
Treasurer also set to announce axing of threshold for employers to pay super
Means workers do not need to earn $450 a month before employers contribute
Worker on $400 a month is $450 better off within a year of change being made