Mark Butler, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, has announced 92 research grants relating to ageing worth $50 million. They include:
46 ageing grants totalling $28 million
29 dementia grants totalling $13 million
17 Parkinson's disease grants totalling $8 million
ATO plans to charge GST on manufactured home parks scrapped
A concerted effort by the Residents Association of manufactured home parks has headed off the ATO which had planned to impose GST in mobile homes. This would have added 10% to the cost of the purchase of a home