Underwhelming, budget take down by Buchholz

THINGS are tight, it’s a phrase heard often as Scenic Rim families look for ways to meet rising costs and make ends meet. If they were hoping the 2024-25 Federal Budget would cut them some slack, they were poorly mistaken according to Federal Member for Wright, Scott Buchholz. “Labor said it’s a Budget for today […]

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