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Why the Budget must target regional affordability and housing choice 06 May 2021 Maja Garaca Djurdjevic While the upcoming federal budget is expected to focus on job creation, an academic believes the opportunity exists for a “population and infrastructure reset” to relieve pressure on Australia’s largest cities. RMIT associate professor Andrew Butt has called on the government to recognise the COVID-born opportunities for regional planning and development ahead of the 11 May federal budget. In fact, Mr Butt believes that Australia’s largest cities are bursting at the seams and tha...

‘Budget needs to target housing choice and affordability in regions’ By Maja Garaca Djurdjevic 05 May 2021 | 1 minute read SHARE While the upcoming federal budget is expected to focus on job creation, experts believe an opportunity exists for a “population and infrastructure reset” to relieve pressure on Australia’s largest cities. RMIT associate professor Andrew Butt has called on the government to recognise the COVID-born opportunities for regional planning and development ahead of the 11 May federal budget.  In fact, Mr Butt believes that Australia’s largest cities are burs...

Advertisement Victorians will be offered a cash bonus of almost $2500 to pick fruit, but they will have to stick it out for at least six weeks to access the full amount. The latest scheme to encourage domestic workers to take up jobs on orchards comes after the industry repeatedly raised fears about masses of fruit going to waste due to a shortage of backpackers and foreign seasonal workers. The government estimates the cash incentive scheme for Victorian workers will cost $10 million. Credit:Justin McManus Victorians who take part in the new state government scheme would have to complete 10 ...