Social reaction: Aged care reaction and who missed out

“We question which generation will actually see the benefits of any action the Govt is taking to fix #agedcare. This Budget falls well short of what residents, their families & the community wanted to fix this broken system,” ANMF Fed Sec, Annie Butler – https://t.co/vmjiaOe7P8

— ANMF – Australian Nursing Midwifery Federation (@anmf_federal) May 11, 2021

$17.5 billion over 5 years- who will check if it means more Lamborghinis for owners or more carers and better food for residents?
Did 700 old people die in aged care homes for this?#Budget2021

— Pamela Curr OAM (@pamelacurr) May 11, 2021

Just on #agedcare don’t most people fork out their life savings to get into a home? Where is that money going?? #auspol #Budget2021

— B 🎗 (@bado_west) May 11, 2021

Let’s take aged care as example. Rightly there were calls to fix the system & provide dignity to the aged. In #Budget2021 the Government did this yet #auspol Twitter still derides. I’m starting to think there’s no amount of green that can suffice if it’s provided by Team Blue.

— Paul Zauch (@PaulZauch) May 11, 2021

My reaction to #Budget2021:

Australians have endured eight long years of flat wages, insecure work and skyrocketing cost of living under the Liberals and Nationals – and this Budget does nothing to change that.

It's just more of the same from a tired old government. pic.twitter.com/Og8q06JYud

— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) May 11, 2021

Well it seems @ScottMorrisonMP has given his verdict on his own budget #auspol #Budget21 #Budget2021 pic.twitter.com/AAGplM2gDe

— Ro Pi 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ (@TheRAP1966) May 11, 2021

This budget’s massive new spending demonstrates the Liberal Party has totally shredded its financial & economic credentials.$55B new spending built into future https://t.co/hQmaVzFfr1 fiscal repair strategy.$1 Trillion in debt – FIVE times our debt in GFC. https://t.co/MoNwU0M879

— Office of Kevin Rudd, 26th PM of Australia (@MrKRudd) May 11, 2021

I remember how hard we had to fight to win JobKeeper. The Government ruled it out and we had to change their mind. I have to say it is weird to listening to the Government now repeat over and over how great JobKeeper is and how it has saved jobs & the economy.

— Sally McManus (@sallymcmanus) September 2, 2020

Government announces plans to invest 3/5 of a war memorial into women's health. #Budget2021 pic.twitter.com/9Ja4fnAKyh

— The Shovel (@TheShovel) May 11, 2021

Not a surprise but renewables are a loser in tonight’s budget. pic.twitter.com/Pvbc6EOt90

— Michael Slezak (@MikeySlezak) May 11, 2021

Billions spent in the #Budget2021 and not a single dollar for fundamental science or medical research via @nhmrc and @arc_gov_au. Not one. Discoveries need dollars.

— Dr. Kevin I Watt (@keviniwatt) May 11, 2021

Borders shut til mid-2022. Rubbery funding figures for the #NDIS. Lots of sugar hits, but ultimately a nothingburger with a bad aftertaste. #Budget2021

— Bill Shorten (@billshortenmp) May 11, 2021

You have a lot of talk about women in your budget papers but women are smart. We see the numbers. We see the reality of this. It’s nowhere near what we actually need to deliver gender equality in this country. – ⁦@cassandragoldie⁩ ⁦@Aust_Parliament⁩ #Budget2021 pic.twitter.com/VZi3kIdSUp

— ACOSS (@ACOSS) May 11, 2021

Around 10% cut in uni funding.

Those cuts will sting 250,000 workers, the next generation and our 4th largest export industry

Who’s going to research the next vaccine?#DumbCuts #Budget21 #FundUniFairly pic.twitter.com/3QAyHVZ2Dj

— NTEU (@NTEUnion) May 11, 2021

In the middle of a pandemic, with rollout vaccinations stalled, only $20million spent on health

— Angela. Rubin (@rubin_angela) May 11, 2021