Brisbane Times
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·2 hours ago
Chalmers prepares for a $60 billion budget hit
Treasurer Jim Chalmers faces a $60 billion budget hit from hospital funding, welfare indexation, defence spending and natural disasters ahead of next month's federal budget. The government's new five-year hospital agreement costs $25 billion while Jobseeker and disability support payments will increase $7.6 billion combined.
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