In delivering what is touted as a women's budget, the government has revealed three areas it will target to assist women: health, safety and superannuation.
An estimated 250,000 low- and middle-income families with more than one child in care are set to benefit from a $1.7 billion subsidy boost, but experts say the changes will only help a quarter of families using childcare.
This year's Federal Budget, dubbed by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg as a "jobs budget", will be squarely focused on repairing the economy and boosting the employment rate and hours worked.
Picture a tax system where everyone is entitled to a $3000 standard deduction, free of the rigmarole of receipts and deductions. Could it actually work?
In the week of the Federal Budget and an RBA meeting, the fact that market volatility is now reaching its lowest levels since October last year went relatively unnoticed.
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