Article: Fed: Costello says baby bonus will stay

Article: Claiming the baby bonus
Australian CPA;  November 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... The ATO answers common questions about the baby bonus QUESTION Should the spouse details always be provided when you claim the baby bonus? * No. Spouse details should only be provided on a baby bonus claim when there is a transfer of eligibility ...

Article: Fed: Labor promises to scrap baby bonus in favour ...
AAP General News (Australia);  December 14, 2003 ;     602 words ... ... 2003 Fed: Labor promises to scrap baby bonus in favour of paid leave By Sharon Mathieson ... promised to scrap the federal government's baby bonus scheme in favour of paid maternity leave ... Treasurer Peter Costello defended the baby bonus scheme, saying it was designed to help ...

Article: Fed: Labor says baby bonus a flop
AAP General News (Australia);  May 20, 2003 ;     343 words ...00-00-0000 Fed: Labor says baby bonus a flop CANBERRA, May 20 AAP - The federal government's much touted baby bonus was a flop, providing $100 million ... papers showed the take up of the baby bonus had fallen way behind initial projections ...

Article: Fed: Academic says baby bonus is a waste of money
AAP General News (Australia);  April 18, 2007 ;     466 words ... ... 04-18-2007 Fed: Academic says baby bonus is a waste of money By Drew Cratchley ... April 18 AAP - The federal government's baby bonus is being wasted on babies that would ... will continue to grow naturally. The baby bonus, currently a payment of $4,000 ...

Article: Fed: Baby bonus must be taken in installments for ...
AAP General News (Australia);  March 29, 2007 ;     520 words ... ... News (Australia) 03-29-2007 Fed: Baby bonus must be taken in installments for young ... will no longer be given a lump-sum baby bonus under legislation introduced to parliament ... support. "Separate amendments to the baby bonus provisions will ensure that under 18 ...

Article: Qld: Baby Bonus a sham says Swan
AAP General News (Australia);  July 21, 2002 ;     453 words ...00-00-0000 Qld: Baby Bonus a sham says Swan BRISBANE, July 21 AAP - The baby bonus promised by the federal government was a sham ... many as one in three families eligible for the baby bonus will have it stripped from their tax returns ...

Article: FED: Baby bonus knocks birth rate out of rut
AAP General News (Australia);  March 1, 2009 ;     609 words ... ... News (Australia) 03-01-2009 FED: Baby bonus knocks birth rate out of rut By Danny ... Peter Costello introduced the $3,000 baby bonus along with a parental call to arms ... births after the introduction of the baby bonus is of concern," the authors write ...