Polls - News & Current Events

Why don't they tax the banking industry like they do the mining industry? They make billions in profit.

The mining industry makes the largest profits in the country and MUST learn to share their wealth! Did you know the top five wealthiest people in Australia are all big, fat miners living off the fat of this land, eg Balmy Palmer! Their greed is unspeakable and they are not even prepared to pay the paltry mining tax which I think should be increased substantially in order to subsidise the country for the huge environmental disasters these mining companies leave behind. Don't believe the "hype"that mining companies employ huge numbers of Australians - the reality is, they don't and the profits either go straight into their private bank accounts or overseas.

Its a great budget. No deficit. Benefits for families and the needy. Reduced benefits for the wealthy. What more could you ask. If you are not happy, see if you can find another country to live in that's better. You wont find one

As usual, the working low-income single, childfree people get nothing.

Take a good look at what the finance and stock exchange world thinks of the latest budget - Aussie dollar down 3% this last week!!!!

Dollar was too high anyway. Farmers are happier now.

Has there ever been a budget delivered (either liberal or labor) which has satisfied most folks? I cannot recall one...