Full text of Jim Chalmers’ budget speech
The plan includes $10 billion for immediate fuel supplies and reserves, plus tax cuts for 13.3 million workers and $25 billion for hospitals.
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Australia’s manufacturing sector is set to receive targeted support under the Federal Government’s $14.8 billion fuel resilience package, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers outlining measures aimed at strengthening supply chains, securing fuel supplies and supporting domestic production amid ongoing global oil disruptions. In his 2026–27 Budget speech in Parliament House, Canberra, Chalmers said the government was responding to “the biggest oil shock i…
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