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Welfare advocates not satisfied with Budget measures for most vulnerable

ACOSS CEO CASSANDRA GOLDIE

Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie (AAP) Source: AAP / MICK TSIKAS/AAPIMAGE

Reaction to Labor's first May budget has been mixed. While some say the government has done what it can, others say it does not go far enough to ease the cost-of-living crisis for the most vulnerable.



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