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The government’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 has come at a big cost, with billions going to regional Australia to keep the Nationals on side.
Exclusive: Letter from member to colleagues questioned whether government’s funding promises on dams made for ‘political purposes’, after body not consulted
This year is the 50th anniversary of the opening of Snowy Mountains Scheme – SMS - with similarities to the SHB, not least in the development of construction techniques, the rise in technological sophistication (‘Snowcom’ – our first main frame computer) and the immigrant workers who were the basis of modern multiculturalism. Some 42 nations were represented amongst the 100,000 workers during its construction.
The federal Budget will have something for everyone because the cost of living is surging, an election is due in weeks, and the government is behind in polls.
Australians earning less than $126,000 will from July 1 get an existing tax offset of up to $1,080 plus a bonus $420 to help manage the rising cost of living in a $4.1billion policy.