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Listen to the full show podcast for Tuesday, June 18th.
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Damien Tudehope, the Shadow Treasurer of New South Wales, offers his perspective on the newly released budget, highlighting both commendable initiatives and significant concerns about debt, infrastructure, and cost of living measures.
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The latest NSW budget, unveiled by Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, aims for practicality over flashiness, with significant focuses on public housing and healthcare reforms, but also sparks debate with increased fees and conservative growth projections.
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As Sydney faces a burial plot shortage, callers discuss the merits and drawbacks of exhuming long-buried remains to free up space in metropolitan cemeteries.
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A new bill in NSW Parliament proposes maintaining Catholic management of cemeteries, sparking a broader discussion on Sydney's looming burial plot shortage and the potential for imposing time limits on grave occupancy.
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The NSW government's budget introduces a significant reform in payroll tax aimed at encouraging more medical centres to bulk bill. Dr Rebekah Hoffman from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners joins Chris.
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