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Launch of new action plan for Victorian community organisations. The Victorian Government has released the Victorian Government Action Plan: Strengthening Community Organisations. A significant outcome is the establishment of the Office for the Community Sector at the Department of Planning and Community Development. It will be responsible for implementing the plan which addresses the streamlining of bureaucratic processes; workforce development in the community sector; and ongoing sustainability for community organisations. [Adult Community Education Headlines]
5:41:49 PM    

Another good one from Andrew Leigh.

As we draw near to budget time, there has been plenty of talk about what “middle Australia” will get. But where exactly is the middle? To provide a more precise sense, I’ve tabulated the pre-tax annual income distributions for individuals and households, in the 2008-09 tax year. My raw data is the 2006 HILDA survey, which was roughly coincident with the 2006-07 tax year.

Those numbers are then inflated by 8%, which is roughly what the budget papers suggest nominal wage growth has been over the past two years.

Households
1% $10,389
5% $18,036
10% $25,920
25% $46,252
50% $80,826
75% $122,040
90% $172,152
95% $217,555
99% $388,368
Mean: $95,542

Individuals
1% $0
5% $0
10% $0
25% $1,620
50% $19,440
75% $48,600
90% $75,686
95% $97,416
99% $175,532
Mean: $32,337

In other words, half the households in Australia have a pre-tax income of less than $80,826, while 35% of households and 5% of individuals have pre-tax incomes over $100,000.

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