Treasurer Jim Chalmers will bring down the federal budget on Tuesday.
It’s likely most of the major spending initiatives have already been announced. An extra A$8.5 billion in spending on Medicare will aim to ensure nine out of ten GP visits will be bulk billed by 2030. Queensland’s Bruce Highway is to be upgraded with the Albanese Government providing $7.2 billion of the $9 billion cost.
In a speech last week, Chalmers promised “meaningful and substantial” cost-of-living relief.
