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What's in the federal budget to help ease the housing affordability crisis?

More than one million low-income renters will soon get an increase to their Commonwealth Rental Assistance payment under a new measure announced in the budget.

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Labor delivers a $4bn surplus. Where the heck did the money come from?

The ‘surprise’ surplus is likely a combination of bulging company profits, income taxes, and an unexpected spike in population.

Crikey

Australia eyes first budget surplus in 15 years

Canberra (AFP) - Resource-rich Australia is projecting its first budget surplus in 15 years, the country's treasurer said Tuesday, heralding a commodities-fuelled victory for the year-old centre-left government.

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Australia budget 2023: six graphs that explain this one-off surplus

From the one-time surplus to the budget’s impact on inflation, here’s what you need to know

The Guardian - AU

Households offered $1bn help in budget to install energy saving measures

Low-cost loans for double glazing, solar panels and other improvements should benefit more than 100,000 households, while $2bn is set aside for hydrogen projects

The Guardian - AU

Is this a Labor budget voters can feel proud of? A progressive scorecard

From welfare reform to tackling climate change, what makes a Labor budget?

Crikey

Budget 2023: Hang in there, Labor tells hard-hit Australians. But will voters keep faith?

There is real help here, spread widely and a bit thin. This federal government is thinking long-term, though it may not be enough for people struggling right now

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Federal budget 2023: Jim Chalmers delivers a cautious budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down his first full budget – a cautious, politically-clever document, aimed ultimately at idealists.

The New Daily

Shh, it’s a surplus: has Chalmers pulled off a balancing act?

The treasurer faced acute challenges this budget: fighting inflation while ensuring the government helps people ‘under the pump’.

Crikey

Labor to establish $1.5bn energy bill relief fund for households and small businesses

Eligible households and small businesses could be eligible for rebates of up to $500 over the next financial year.

Crikey

Budget 2023 at a glance: major measures, cuts and spends

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered his second budget with a heavy focus on cost-of-living relief for Australians who are struggling due to persistently high inflation and rising interest rates.

The Conversation

Federal budget 2023: Jim Chalmers delivers surprise $5bn Medicare boost and cost-of-living help for Australians ‘under the pump’

Treasurer aims to strike a ‘methodical balance’ to see people through the hard times while setting the country up for a better future

The Guardian - AU

Budget 2023: Business to benefit from energy assistance and renewables investment, but key tax break scaled back

Renewable energy and the transition away from fossil fuels are the government's key focus in its assistance to businesses, big and small, but a key small business tax break has been scaled back.

ABC News

Budget 2023: Budgeting for difficult times is hard – just ask Chalmers

Surplus or not, the budget papers show us living through pretty awful times.

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The federal budget promises $14.6 billion in cost-of-living relief. Where is it going, and who will be eligible for support?

The federal budget includes billions in "targeted relief" for the most vulnerable Australians. Here's where the funds are going.

The Conversation

Jim Chalmers hands down a budget for Anthony Albanese's battlers

A big incentive for doctors to bulk bill, a modest $40 a fortnight rise in JobSeeker and extra rent assistance are highlights of a Labor budget that juggles targeted cost-of-living relief with containing inflation.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter poised for action as budget doubles down on clean energy

Jim Chalmers' budget delivered few surprises for the Hunter but the hope of more help on energy and industry transformation.

ABC News

Federal budget 2023: Winners and Losers

More money for JobSeeker, bulk-billing and spies, but more taxes on smokers and travellers. Find out who is up and who is down in the second federal budget delivered by Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

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Federal budget summary: JobSeeker and welfare payments increased as living costs bite

A modest increase in unemployment benefits and cheaper healthcare are the centrepieces of a federal budget tasked with helping the nation's most vulnerable at a time when living costs are hurting households.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Chalmers' budget delivers modestly to the vulnerable while keeping the inflation ogre in mind

This budget is the culmination of a tug of war between the government’s imperative to fight inflation and the siren call from Labor’s base to help people who are struggling.

ABC News

Increase in JobSeeker and rent assistance confirmed ahead of tonight's federal budget

The government has confirmed that tonight's federal budget will include an increase to the JobSeeker base rate, rent assistance, Austudy and Youth Allowance.

ABC News

Federal budget 2023: Treasurer reveals $40 fortnightly JobSeeker rise, boost to bulk billing and rental assistance — as it happened

Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivers this year's federal budget, with a focus on cost of living and health. Look back on Tuesday's updates.

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Australia flags first annual budget surplus in 15 years

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says country is on track for first surplus since the global financial crisis in 2008.

The New Daily

Watch: Surplus surprise, CTE suicide risk, Telstra outage

Watch: Jim Chalmers will be the first Treasurer in 15 years to hand down a surplus in tonight's budget. Telstra claims to have resolved an issue that left

ABC News

What time is the 2023-24 federal budget? Here are the key things to watch for and what 'budget surplus' means

While the federal government has already announced several measures ahead of the big moment on Tuesday night, the full details don't drop until then. Here's a quick guide to get you up to speed with what's happening and what to watch out for.

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