In essence this year’s federal budget does very little for most Australians. The big ticket items, which were already leaked and discussed in various forums online and in mainstream media, appear to be great but the devil is always in the detail. Unfortunately, those that have will have a direct impact on you, like making childcare more affordable, won’t start until July 2022, well after the next federal election. There has been an increase in funding for women’s services and initiatives to support women, but it fails to make up for funding cuts over recent years to refuges and programs aimed at...