WHO IS SAYING WHAT ABOUT THE FEDERAL BUDGET:
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* "What this budget does is striking - it provides funding for new initiatives across government, but no public service jobs to do the work." - Community and Public Sector Union national secretary Nadine Flood.
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* "It's going to take 10 years for us to correct the historic under-investment in mental health, but tonight is a welcome investment in the situation." - Mental Health Australia chief executive Frank Quinlan.
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* "This budget was a lost opportunity to build on the successful initiatives of last year to build more affordable housing in Australia." - National Shelter executive officer Adrian Pisarski.
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* "This budget packs a powerful infrastructure punch, now we need to leverage that into growth plans for our cities." - Property Council of Australia chief executive Ken Morrison.
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* "Rural doctors and rural communities welcome this budget - this is a budget that rural doctors have been waiting for for some time." Rural Doctors Association of Australia president Adam Coltzau.
