i would say that it's waaaaaaaaaaaaay too early for the papers to "confirm" anything - it will be budget dependent, and the budget isn't until May next year!

media hype about these things honestly *****s me to tears! if it doesn't come direct from the government (ie, appearing on FAO website or similar) i'd take it as media INTERPRETATION of suggestions put forward - not FACT


for what it's worth, the productivy commission website are showing this as a DRAFT and is open to public comment up until November 14, so NO, it's NOT confirmed at all