A bailout and a bamboo buffet: See what’s in the budget for SA
The 2025 federal budget has landed. So what’s in it for South Australia? Here’s your quick guide.
Federal Budget
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The Treasurer isn’t naming Donald Trump in his warnings about Australia’s economic outlook. But the subtext of his words can’t be missed.
Firebombed synagogue restoration doubles ‘social cohesion’ budget
Nearly $100 million will be spent keeping Jewish worshippers safe following an 18-month wave of anti-Semitism attacks, including more than $30 million for one synagogue alone.
Albo to woo Aussies with $1.5bn war chest
With a federal election expected to be called any day now, Labor has left itself $1.5bn in yet-to-be announced policies.
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Bikies, drugs and illegal tobacco imports targeted
Bikies and underworld figures involved in organised crime are being targeted to stop cocaine and ice, while illegal tobacco imports that have sparked firebombings are also being hit.
Giving and taking away: What budget means for Qld mega projects
Major road projects suffering cost blowouts have received funding injections, a critical rail line in the heart of the Sunshine Coast has been funded and cash for the Second Bruce has been secured.
Winners and losers in the federal budget
From a new $300 energy rebate for all households, to more help for low-income renters, cost-of-living relief was key to the budget. Here’s what’s in it for you.
Change of heart for axed Hills interchange upgrades
The axed interchange upgrades at Mount Barker and Verdun will go ahead after funding was reinstated. See the infrastructure budget winners in SA.
Starick: The real reason SA relegated to the budget fringes
We might have a popular premier strutting the national stage, but South Australia has missed out in a budget laying foundations for a looming federal election, writes Paul Starick.
Treasurer’s Oprah-style cash splash
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his third budget, sneaking in a warning for the years to come among a widespread cash splash.
Adelaide, not the place they want to be as brain drain to surge
South Australia’s brain drain is on the move – predicted to accelerate as more people flee the state to live elsewhere in Australia.
Proton therapy bunker a bust as funding dries up
Adelaide’s stalled proton therapy beam project has been snubbed in the budget. See where money will be spent on health in SA.
‘At odds’: Albo slammed over Gaza vote
Politicians clashed on the first sitting day over a controversial UN resolution to grant “rights and privileges” to Palestine.
Awkward detail in new tax cuts
New detail on the much-anticipated stage 3 tax cuts has revealed their short-lived effect, with Aussies to be slammed by income tax once more within two years.
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