Section
Housing & Cost of Living
Negative gearing, rent assistance, fuel, gas, supply, migration.
Commonwealth Rent Assistance — the biggest run of rises in 30 years
Single max rate up >$20/week vs March 2022. First back-to-back rises in 30+ years. 1.4M renters affected.
$59.4M to house 4,000+ young Australians aged 16-24
Ring-fenced federal funding via state community housing providers. Targets the Away from Home cohort.
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$4B over 10 years to halve remote NT housing overcrowding
Joint Commonwealth-NT commitment. $1.087B over 5 years to NT alone. Targets up to ~50% overcrowding in remote communities.
WTFBudget Editorial
497 tariffs scrapped — here's the stuff you'll pay less for
Washers, dishwashers, kids' clothes, dental gear, fishing equipment. ~3-5% typical rates, ~$157M/yr saved.
WTFBudget Editorial
Migration 'capped' at 225k — is that actually a cut?
Treasury forecasts 225k net migration for 2028-29 and 2029-30. Forecast, not a hard cap. Rent impact <$2/week.
WTFBudget Editorial
65,000 new homes? Read the asterisk
Treasury's estimate of homes UNLOCKED over a decade by $2B Local Infrastructure Fund. Rent impact: <$2/week.
WTFBudget Editorial
Petrol just got 32c/L cheaper — but only for 90 days
Fuel excise halved from 1 April to 30 June 2026. ~$16/tank saving. Then the full rate resumes, indexed and all.
WTFBudget Editorial
