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Commonwealth act
The Budget Savings (Omnibus) Act 2016 is a sweeping piece of federal legislation passed by the Turnbull Government to cut spending across many different areas of Australian life — all bundled into one Act. Think of it as a grab-bag of budget cuts affecting everything from student loans to aged care to welfare payments.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Budget Savings (Omnibus) Act 2016.
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This Act cuts costs for the government across multiple sectors simultaneously. The people most directly affected are:
Many of the changes took effect on different dates between 2016 and 2018.