The Aporia
2 articles about 2 events for “Government Working to Reduce Welfare Bill” from The Sydney Morning Herald.
“While there is no publicly available figure for the total cost of 24-hour security for all the federal MPs, in 2024-25 alone, the Australian Federal Police spent $523 million on protection for politicians and government buildings.”
“Sathanapally, who Chalmers picked for his economic reform roundtable last year, called for fiscal rules to force profligate state governments to curb spending as the RBA threatens more rate rises to reduce demand that is partly fuelled by government spending.”