It’s the budget that has “election” written all over it. From “modest” tax cuts for every Australian taxpayer to boosts to Medicare and childcare – here are the winners and losers.

In an election year, federal budgets are rarely huge surprises. Here’s a list of funding announcements the government has ...

The focus on reducing the size of government employment, at least as a percentage of all employment, is a search for ...

Nurses, schoolchildren and beer drinkers all had reason to toast this year’s budget. Some notable others much less so.

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Keep in mind: Alleviating the cost-of-living crunch is the government’s top priority in this pre-election budget, but with ...

With a $200B budget, the Education Department allocates 71% to higher education and 25% to K-12, focusing on low-income and disabled students ...

Cost of living support is welcome, but industry figures rue a lack of certainty on tax measures and fresh support for ...

From extending energy bill relief to reducing the cost of medicines and strengthening Medicare, this year’s Budget includes ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down his pre-election federal budget on Tuesday promising “meaningful and substantial” ...