..wonder what it will bring

perhaps finally we'll find out who these "working families" are that rudd keeps banging on about

It's 'working families' on low income apparently. 'Working families' on high incomes - even though they may have worked really hard to get said income - don't count.

Most of the people living in Logan are going to be ecstatic tomorrow then? Mind you, I'm not sure if the "working" bit will discount most of them?

what's counted as a high income though?

I saw $250,000 mentioned on a news bulletin earlier but I have to admit I wasn't actually paying attention. :embaressed_smile:

It will be interesting to see. I think I earn a relatively high income - so I am dreading the budget.

The 50% childcare rebate will be good, but I bet they have also taxed childcare 75% !

Someone also mentioned working mums will get a tax cut.

hope so

I'm sure he will bang on about alleviating climate change.

And give out more money for people to have kids.

Go figure - because *I* can't <g>

Australia needs to boost its population. Encouraging people to have children is a good way to do this.

Pretty easy to figure out. No need to thank me.

Yep. $5K bonus is a brilliant idea. Pity it's not going to be for everyone now.

I disagree, it encourages the wrong type of people to breed.

Try the upper right hand corner of:

http://www.population.org.au/index.html

It's not a parochial problem - it's the planet's problem.

Pretty easy to figure out. No need to thank me. <g>.

5K to have a baby biggest bribe yet.

Yep. Ridiculous - means testing government benefits - what next? Bloody socialists.