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These are pure Labor tax cuts – just what the ALP should be all about – but why are we still letting gas companies get off scot-free?

Tax cuts are the major highlight of what Labor’s 2025 budget is doing for households

Tax cuts, more funding for Medicare bulk billing, the PBS and education are all welcome – but a lack of ambition on housing is a sore point

Higher-than-expected revenue has put the economy in a stronger position than last year and is helping fund pre-election policies including tax cuts

If you're looking for a handy guide about the 2025 Federal Budget and how it affects young Aussies, we've got you covered.

Tax cuts are the centrepiece of the Albanese government’s cost-of-living budget bid for re-election in May. The surprise tax measures mean taxpayers will receive an extra tax cut of up to A$268 from July 1 next year and up to $536 every year from July 1 2027.

The Albanese government’s fourth budget is a pitch for the votes of a sour and alienated electorate, framed against a background of extraordinary international uncertainty.

Today’s budget is a cautious and responsible response to the cost-of-living pressures facing voters.

All taxpayers will get two rounds of cuts but only starting from July 2026, as Treasurer Jim Chalmers makes the case for a second Labor term.

Both the House and Senate come back from recess this week to begin a busy three-week period that’s expected to focus on Republicans’ budget reconciliation agenda, including extending and expanding tax cuts and tightening immigration policy. The top items on the House agenda this week, meanwhile, will include more measures…

Government plans for tax cuts may have to be postponed due to the threat of a global trade war, the finance minister has said.