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who is worse off under Coalition budgets?

Written by Robert Tanton, Professor, University of Canberra

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Sole parent families have suffered most from the Coalition government’s recent tax and welfare changes, our analysis shows. We compared the impact of taxes and welfare in the Coalition and Labor budgets on different families over eight years.

The impact of Coalition tax and welfare changes on sole parent families can...

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