Section
Industrial & Energy
Critical minerals, hydrogen, steel, productivity, tariffs.
20% of LNG exports reserved for Aussie customers — from July 2027
Supersedes the ADGSM. Producers offer 20% of forecast exports to domestic buyers on commercial terms.
Australia's $1.15B rare-earth stockpile play
$1B Critical Minerals Facility + $150M stockpiling. Lithium, cobalt, rare earths — strategic supply-chain resilience.
WTFBudget Editorial
The $222.6M Whyalla rescue — what it actually buys
Operations funding preserves local steelmaking capacity during transition. Joint with SA Government.
WTFBudget Editorial
$1B for green hydrogen Round 2 — is it actually viable?
Revenue support closes the gap between green-hydrogen cost (~$5-8/kg) and market price (~$1-3/kg) for large-scale projects.
WTFBudget Editorial
The Big 4 consultancy 'cuts' — billions saved or pure spin?
Big Four contracts slashed — but most savings just fund new in-house APS positions, often hiring those same ex-consultants.
WTFBudget Editorial
$10.2B in 'productivity savings' — where's the actual cash?
Compliance burden cuts, not cheques. Tariffs scrapped, financial admin slashed, $1.5B for CSIRO + research.
WTFBudget Editorial