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Why levying GST on banking has been in the 'too hard' basket

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imageSouth Australian Premier Jay Weatherill is proposing to levy the GST on banking transactions.Lukas Coch/AAP

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has argued for broadening the GST base to include all financial services, something also floated by the Financial System Inquiry. The idea has merit, although the complexity of the issue makes assessing...

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Childcare funding changes leave disadvantaged children with fewer hours of early education

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imageChildren need more than one day per week of preschool education to feel secure, build relationships and support learning.www.shutterstock.com

Hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged Australian children will be worse off from next week following government changes to childcare funding which mean they will receive fewer hours of early education.

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