Budget 2020: What you might have missed

Oct 6, 2020 02:00 pm Cyber Security 199

From superannuation to the environment and suicide prevention: What you might have missed in the coronavirus budget

Thousands of new mothers are expected to qualify for paid parental leave

Australians will get access to 20 subsidised psychology sessions each year

Government will spend more than $100 million over two years for mental health

Another 23,000 home care packages will be available for older Australians

An extra $2 billion will go to dams for a national plan for water infrastructure

By Alana Mazzoni For Daily Mail Australia and Australian Associated Press

Published: 09:47 EDT, 6 October 2020 | Updated: 09:49 EDT, 6 October 2020

A $100million boost for suicide prevention, superannuation reforms to benefit workers and changes to parental access leave are among the measures in the 2020 budget you may have missed.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg took to the despatch box before a socially distanced House of Representatives on Tuesday evening to unveil his emergency plan to kickstart the nation's battered economy.

Temporary changes to parental leave access set to benefit parents

Thousands of new mothers are expected to qualify for paid parental leave after changes to eligibility requirements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The temporary ch ..

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