The start of the new year brings with it a raft of changes that will impact millions of Australians – from welfare boosts to tough new vaping laws.
From January 1 onwards, the government will enact the next step in its strict new vaping regime.
This will include an import ban on disposable and single-use vapes containing nicotine.
For about a million Australians receiving welfare payments such as youth allowance or carer allowance – their payments will be boosted by 6 per cent, in line with inflation.
The NSW Minns government has implemented a $60 cap on road tolls in the state with private drivers being able to apply for a rebate of up to $340 per week.
In Queensland, kindergarten is now free for all children aged four and a half and up.
Across the country, pensioners who still want to work will be able keep more of their pension as the work bonus limit is permanently increased from $7,800 to $11,800.
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….only apply to us, not the politicians who made them.
How clever of Australia to ban a safe alternative to cigarettes!
More restrictions in the nanny states/country
Wef puppets destroying Australia
Great, an increase in benefits means an increase in my term deposits.
Happy New Year to Aussies, the lads, and mates !!!
I can understand the ban on disposable vapes but why the hell would any government ban vaping?? Even NZ quickly scrapped its tough tobacco laws (not for health reasons though!).
It's all a Conspiracy Theory Misinformation and Disinformation from the sky machine – if you haven't guested it yet your already done for
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MAYBE THIS GOVERNMENT SHOULD BAN THE MOST WOKE BITTER
BELLIGERENT AND DIVISIVE IMITATION GOVERNMENT THAT
WAS SELECTED AND NOT ELECTED
GO ON 32% APHONEY FIFO AL BONG CALL AN ELECTION NOW.
what is muslims agenda?
I hear DSP recipients are still only alloud to earn $160 per fortnight (additional) before they take 50 cents in every dollar above that. Not even fucking millionaire pay that much for every dollar they earn above a certain amounts. Ridiculous. Still $160 I believe. That is a sick joke. Would not even cover the groceries.
Cigarette companies cried that they were losing dollarydoos to vapes and now they're being banned. Shocker.
Kerry Packer and laws. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBg7DnQjjcY
Illegal vaping watch the illicit market bloom
wooooohoooo , im buying a new xbox…..fck work😂👍
Great idea to keep people in the workforce.
Free brainwashing for toddlers
Wow. The pension is $28,600 PA, and now pensioners can earn an extra $4K. That'll make all the difference.
Yep they want to control what you do, spend ,communicate, eat drive drink and shit
EVERY AUSTRALIAN needs to keep 2 thousand dollars at home for the crisis coming this year 😊 What happens when the internet goes Down
Thats whats Next !!!! The next global crisis manufactured by the WEF
Just what Australia needs. More state sponsored misery.
Just what this country needs, more laws and more free stuff. No wonder we have a cost of living problem, the Labor governments are killing us.
No new laws without removing two older ones 🤷♂️
Ah yes, the Nanny state , cant have enough rules ,regulations and crackdowns , give with one hand and take with the other. A few carrots for the donkey with a big stick hidden behind the back. Just another day down under.
We don't allow road tolls in Western Australia! We don't believe in paying for the same road twice 😊😅😂,
Welfare boost sounds far… do nothing get more.
No mention of Reserve banks and governments digital Identification, cash ban and CBDC?
on the part of vapes, good. These things all contain a battery, a number of them lithium, and they're just being thrown out to the elements. The vapes already thrown out WILL cause fires, it's only a matter of when. Also as a pub worker who works around a smokers area I'll tell you right now that people who vape are significantly less considerate about where they blow their clouds than smokers ever have been so I would welcome a reduction in that.
3 cheers for more bans on freedom
Easy go buy pg and pg and make your own mic its so easy if you want nicotine just buy a pack of cigarettes and boil it then mix it with the pg and vg you wont regulate shit i tell ya
Because vg and pg is used for bakery and sweets
No more terrible haircuts…..
They can take my vape from my cold dead fingers . Who the hell do they think they are ?
More taxes and restrictions from communist dictators.
Aaah Labor Govts state & fed..intent on ruling our lives..😮
pensioners can earn another $4000…..wow…..is that before or after income tax?
The last thing Australia needs is more laws. We are shockingly over governed; there are some communist countries with more freedom than us.
Notice how like taxes governments just love to add to the list of new ones but hate to reduce it. Any government that would pledge and carry out that pledge to reduce both is a vote winner so why don't they do it?
Kerry Packer was 100% correct – all politicians do is introduce more and more laws and regulations and each time they do they remove some of our freedom – these people are control freaks. Government is never the solution and is always the problem.