Australian Federal Budget

Initiatives to protect homeless young people during the pandemic were effective, but we need a long term strategy that delivers better support and helps prevent homelessness

In this election, will the the major parties’ climate policies get Australia on track to meet its Paris commitments and how do we compare to what other countries are doing?

For the first time, Australians are heading to the polls in an age of hyper-partisan, shareable fake news – and social media regulation should be a key election issue

Does Bill Shorten’s budget reply mark a shift in the political paradigm towards ‘fairness’ becoming the new black?

What does it mean for the unemployed? Refugees? Indigenous Australians? Climate change and education? University of Melbourne experts assess the Federal budget in part two of our coverage

What does the budget mean for the housing market and farmers? Foreign aid and young people? University of Melbourne experts analyse the Federal budget in part three of our coverage

From the politics and macro numbers, to infrastructure and domestic violence, University of Melbourne experts dissect the government’s election budget in part one of our coverage

Better family-friendly policies in this year’s Budget could help deliver individual, economic and social rewards for everyone

The Indigenous business sector has seen huge growth in recent years, but there are large gaps that still need to be addressed

The drought affecting Australia’s eastern states is challenging the economy, but how government responds to the needs of farmers must be well planned and continuing rather than ad hoc