This April Advocacy update provides essential insights into the media coverage of the Federal Budget Submission.
This month, AUSactive has received exceptional media attention regarding our Federal Budget submission. The focus has been on our proposal to allow Australians to claim an income tax deduction for participating in active health activities such as personal training sessions, gym memberships, pilates, yoga, and tai chi.
Our submission urges the government to take the following actions:
- Grant employers an exemption from the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) legislation, enabling them to offer their employees gym memberships without penalties.
- Permit Australians to deduct active health participation expenses, including gym memberships, from their income tax.
- Collaborate with us and grassroots organisations to develop and launch a national public health campaign promoting the importance of physical activity for overall well-being.
Our call for active health initiatives has gained significant traction, with coverage across over 200 news outlets and radio stations. This exposure has not only earned AUSactive national recognition but also highlighted the potential cost savings for the government. By focusing on proactive health measures, our industry can potentially save the government billions of dollars in healthcare expenses, a significant advancement for both the exercise industry and the government's budget.
We are encouraged by Federal Health Minister Mark Butler's acknowledgment of our submission in an ABC article. He emphasised the need to empower Australians to lead healthier lives and mentioned ongoing efforts within his department, including implementing the National Preventative Health Strategy. Minister Butler assured us that AUSactive's submission would be considered part of the federal budget review process.
As the Federal Budget is due for release in May, we are optimistic that our proposals will receive favourable consideration and that funding could be allocated for our proposals. In any case, we will continue to advocate strongly for the government on behalf of our industry.
Our Budget Proposal has been mentioned in the media outlets below, and you can view many of these on our website as well as sign our petition urging the Federal Government to allow Australians to claim an income tax deduction for participating in active health activities such as personal training sessions, gym memberships, pilates, yoga, and tai chi.
SIGN OUR PETITION HERE: https://ausactive.org.au/tax-deductibility-sign-the-petition/
- A Current Affair
- Illawarra Mercury
- 4MK 1026AM
- ABC Illawarra
- Power100
- 3BA
- Gold Central Victoria
- Bay 93.9 FM
- 7HOFM 101.7
- 4RO 990AM
- 4BU
- Star 102.7 FM
- 900 7AD
- 2ST
- K ROCK 95.5
- 96.5 Wave FM
- 4CA
- Mix 104.9
- 98.1 Hunter Power FM
- Hot 100
- Star 101.9 FM
- 5CC – Best Songs of All Time
- The Project / 10 Play
- The Project (from 28 minutes)
- Pedestrian
- Channel 9 News
- Verified News Explorer
- Sunrise
- Sunrise
- GWN7 Television
- Channel 7 Perth
- Channel 7 Darwin
- Southern Cross Mt. Isa
- Southern Cross Alice Springs
- Channel 7 Sunshine Coast
- Channel 7 Toowoomba
- Channel 7 Mackay
- Channel 7 Cairns
- Channel 7 Townsville
- Channel 7 Wide Bay
- Channel 7 Central Queensland
- Channel 7 Gold Coast
- Channel 7 Brisbane
- Southern Cross GTS/BKN
- Channel 7 Adelaide
- Southern Cross Newcastle
- Prime 7 Traralgon
- Prime7 Albury
- Prime7 Wagga Wagga
- Prime 7 Bendigo
- Prime7 Port Macquarie
- Prime7 Orange
- Prime7 Canberra
- Prime7 Tamworth
- Prime 7 Ballarat
- Southern Cross Launceston
- Southern Cross Hobart
- Illawarra Mercury
- ABC Illawarra
- ABC Special Projects Team
- 2RE Radio
- 2GF Radio
- ABC Alice Springs
- 936 ABC Hobart
- 3AW 693 News Talk
- ABC NewsRadio
- 720 ABC Perth
- 774 ABC Melbourne
- 702 ABC Sydney
- ABC Central West NSW AM
- 91.7 ABC Coast FM
- 612 ABC Brisbane
- ABC Far North Queensland
- ABC Tropical North FM
- 936 ABC Hobart
- ABC New England North West AM
- ABC Central Coast NSW
- ABC Upper Hunter AM
- ABC Illawarra
- ABC North Coast NSW
- 2BS 95.1 FM
- 2HD 1143AM
- 4WK 963AM
- 4GY
- ABC 24
- ABC 1 Perth
- ABC 1 Darwin
- ABC 1 Brisbane
- ABC 1 Adelaide
- ABC Canberra
- ABC Hobart
- MSN Australia
- MSN Australia
- ABC 1 Adelaide
- Pedestrian.tv (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- ABC Canberra
- ABC 1 Sydney
- 720 ABC Perth
- ABC Alice Springs
- 666 ABC Canberra
- 666 ABC Canberra
- 666 ABC Canberra
- ABC Northern Tasmania
- Townsville Bulletin (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- Gold Coast Bulletin (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- PerthNow (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- Busselton Dunsborough Times (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- Bunbury Herald (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- The Mercury
- Kalgoorlie Miner
- Great Southern Herald (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- Midwest Times (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- North West Telegraph (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- The West Australian (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- Countryman
- Harvey-Waroona Reporter (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- Geelong Advertiser
- Kimberley Echo (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- The Herald Sun (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- The Daily Telegraph (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- The Courier-Mail (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- The Advertiser (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- The Chronicle
- Cairns Post
- The Australian
- Yahoo Finance
- Yahoo! Lifestyle Australia (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- The Toowoomba Chronicle (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- The Weekly Times (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- News.com.au (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- ABC NewsRadio
- Channel 9 News (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 612 ABC Brisbane
- 612 ABC Brisbane
- 91.7 ABC Coast FM
- ABC Central Victoria FM
- ABC North West Queensland
- ABC North West WA
- 612 ABC Brisbane
- 91.7 ABC Coast FM
- ABC Western Queensland
- ABC Southern Queensland
- 774 ABC Melbourne
- ABC Tropical North FM
- ABC Ballarat FM
- ABC Wide Bay
- ABC Capricornia FM
- ABC Far North Queensland
- ABC South West Victoria AM
- ABC Mildura FM
- ABC Mid West and Wheatbelt AM
- ABC Kimberley
- 720 ABC Perth
- ABC Esperance
- ABC Goldfields
- ABC Gippsland
- ABC Sunshine Coast FM
- ABC Shepparton FM
- ABC West Victoria AM
- ABC Radio National
- ABC Great Southern WA
- ABC Goulburn Murray
- 774 ABC Melbourne
- 774 ABC Melbourne
- 105.7 ABC Darwin
- ABC Alice Springs
- 720 ABC Perth
- ABC North West WA
- Triple J Radio
- ABC Mid West and Wheatbelt AM
- ABC Esperance
- ABC Kimberley
- ABC Mid West and Wheatbelt AM
- ABC Goldfields
- ABC Kimberley
- 720 ABC Perth
- ABC North West WA
- ABC Great Southern WA
- ABC Esperance
- ABC NewsRadio
- ABC NewsRadio
- ABC Radio National
- ABC Mid North Coast NSW Radio
- ABC Upper Hunter AM
- 105.7 ABC Darwin
- ABC Alice Springs
- MSN Australia
- ABC NewsRadio at April 2nd 2024 8:49 AM
- ABC Upper Hunter AM at April 2nd 2024 8:34 AM
- ABC Central Victoria FM at April 2nd 2024 8:03 AM
- ABC West Victoria AM at April 2nd 2024 8:00 AM
- ABC Shepparton FM at April 2nd 2024 8:00 AM
- ABC Ballarat FM at April 2nd 2024 8:00 AM
- ABC Mildura FM at April 2nd 2024 8:00 AM
- Should going to the gym be tax deductible?
- ABC Broken Hill AM at April 2nd 2024 7:05 AM
- ABC New England North West AM at April 2nd 2024 7:05 AM
- Sydney Breakfast with Craig Reucassel
- 666 ABC Canberra at April 2nd 2024 7:03 AM
- ABC Mid North Coast NSW Radio at April 2nd 2024 7:01 AM
- ABC Upper Hunter AM at April 2nd 2024 7:00 AM
- ABC Central West NSW AM at April 2nd 2024 7:00 AM
- Tax-deductible gym memberships floated as an answer to Australia's preventable health woes
- Tax-deductible gym memberships floated as an answer to Australia's preventable health woes
- TICKER NEWS at April 1st 2024 2:35 AM
- TICKER NEWS at March 31st 2024 2:35 AM
- TICKER NEWS at March 29th 2024 2:38 AM
- TICKER NEWS at March 28th 2024 2:35 AM
- TICKER NEWS at March 25th 2024 2:36 AM
- Money News (full clean copy)
- 6PR Mornings with Liam Bartlett
- Perth's 6iX
- Perth's 6iX
- 3AW Melbourne
- 3AW Melbourne (online)
- River 1467
- Gold Central Victoria
- Perth's 6iX at March
- Gold Central Victoria
- River 1467
- smoothfm
- Australia Overnight with Mike Jeffreys
- 2CC Talking Canberra
- 4BC 1116
- 990 AM 4RO
- 4BC 1116
- 2CC Talking Canberra
- 2CC Talking Canberra
- Money News (full clean copy)
- Money News
- 2GB Money News
- Ticker TV
- Business Daily Media
- Australasian Leisure Management
- The Australian
- The Australian (print)
- Style Magazine
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