Budget ignores regions, says MFC

Denika Anderson

THIS year’s Federal Budget gave families and children in rural and regional communities little to celebrate, according to Mallee Family Care. “The need for a more comprehensive approach to reducing rural and regional disadvantage has been ignored,” said the arenisation’s chief executive officer Teresa Jayet said. “There was no increase to Commonwealth Rent Assistance, which […]

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