Federal budget 2022 summary – winners and losers: who will benefit and who was left behind?

Anthony Albanese’s government allocated $4.7bn over four years to deliver cheaper childcare with the goal of encouraging greater workforce participation. See who the winners and losers are in our summary of the 2022 federal budget. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

The federal government’s first budget in office hasn’t delivered too many surprises. As foreshadowed, families and healthcare have been big winners, while tax dodgers and dams have taken a hit in a bid to cut down on rorts and waste.

Here’s who came out on top and who’s been forgotten in the October budget.