Even more concise summary

Economy & Finance

• PRRT Reforms ($2.4bn extra revenue via 90% deduction cap on petroleum tax)

• Closing Multinational Tax Loopholes (Legislated 15% global minimum tax)

• Lowest Unemployment (50-year average low achieved)

• Getting Inflation Back Under Control (Returned inflation to RBA target band)

• Back-to-Back Budget Surpluses (First since 2007-08, largest ever recorded)

• Tax Cuts for All Aussie Taxpayers (Restructured Stage 3 cuts, benefiting low/middle incomes most)

• Energy Bill Relief ($300 household / $325 small business direct relief + more promised)

• Rent Assistance Boosts (45% total increase since May 2022 via consecutive rises)

• Regulatory Initiatives Grid (RIG) (Coordinated 2-year view of financial regulation changes)

• BNPL Laws (Bringing Buy Now Pay Later under credit laws)

• Major Merger Reform (New mandatory notification system, stronger ACCC role)

  
  

Integrity & Governance

• NACC (Established independent National Anti-Corruption Commission)

• Electoral Reform Bill (New rules on donations, spending, disclosure - effective post-next election)

• Corporate Tax Crackdown (Stronger penalties & regulator powers post-PwC)

• Supermarket Duopoly Crackdown (Mandatory Grocery Code with large penalties)

• Anti-Scam Agenda (National Centre, framework, significant reduction in scam losses)

• Protecting Commonwealth Workers (Workplace Protection Orders legislation)

• AML CTF Amendments (Strengthened anti-money laundering laws, included Tranche 2 sectors)

  
  

Manufacturing, Industry & Energy

• NRF ($15bn investment fund across 7 priority areas)

• 1bn Solar Sunshot (Boosting domestic solar panel manufacturing, Liddell hub)

• Future Made In Australia (FMIA) ($22.7bn strategic plan for renewables & manufacturing)

• Making Australia a Hydrogen Powerhouse ($4bn Headstart, Production Tax Incentive)

  
  

Climate & Environment

• Safeguard Mechanism Reform (Mandatory 4.9% annual emissions cuts for 219 big polluters)

• Pacific Climate Partnerships ($350m PCIFP fund for regional infrastructure)

• International Climate Partnerships (Bilateral agreements, funding for Loss & Damage etc.)

• Driving the Nation Fund ($500m for national EV charging network & hydrogen)

• New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) (Australia's first standard, from Jan 2025)

• Saving Koalas Fund ($76m for protection, habitat restoration, monitoring)

• Protecting Native Species ($224.5m Action Plan targeting 110 species & 20 places)

• Protecting Record Oceans (Expanded marine parks to cover 52% of ocean territory)

• 43% Emissions Reduction Target (Legislated 2030 target & net zero by 2050)

• Restoring Our Rivers Bill (Murray-Darling Basin reforms, extended deadlines, more buyback options)

• Record Renewable Energy Projects Approved (77 projects, powering ~10m homes)

• Doubling National Park Funding ($262.3m boost for repairs, conservation, jobs)

  
  

Workplace Relations

• Record Real Wages Growth (5 consecutive quarters delivered, linked to WR reforms)

• 3 Consecutive Minimum Wage Increases (Supported govt advocacy for FWC rises)

• Secure Jobs Better Pay Act (Major overhaul: fixed-term contracts, pay secrecy ban etc.)

• Right to Disconnect (Legislated right for workers to ignore unreasonable out-of-hours contact)

• Same Job Same Pay (Closing labour hire wage loophole via FWC orders)

• Criminalising Wage Theft (National laws with jail terms/fines from Jan 2025)

• Closing Loopholes Acts (Major reforms covering gig work, casuals, transport etc.)

• 15% Payrise Early Childhood Educators ($3.6bn funded increase, tied to fee controls)

  
  

Women's Equality & Safety

• Expanding Paid Parental Leave (Phased increase to 26 weeks by July 2026)

• Paid Leave on Super (Adding superannuation payments to PPL from July 2025)

• Closing the Gender Pay Gap (Mandatory reporting, pay secrecy ban, WEF ranking improved)

• Boost to Women's Health ($573m: new PBS listings, LARC rebates, clinics, menopause support)

• Building Women's Careers Program ($60.6m for pathways in male-dominated fields)

• Record Levels of Women in Leadership (Majority female ministry, 54% on govt boards)

• Play Our Way Program ($200m for women's sport facilities & participation)

• $1bn Leaving Violence Program (Permanent program offering up to $5k support for survivors)

• Women Education + Workplace Reform (Uni safety code, STEM/VET pathways)

• More Payments for Single Parents (Extending higher payment until youngest child is 14)

• National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children (10-year framework, $3.4bn+ invested)

• Respect @ Work (Implemented all 55 recommendations, including positive duty)

  
  

Education & Skills

• Fee Free TAFE (568k+ enrolments, permanent funding from 2027)

• HECS Cuts ($3bn indexation change debt wipe + promise of 20% further cut)

• Free Internet for Students (SSBI providing free NBN for 30,000 families until mid-2028)

• Fixing the Teacher Shortage ($348.5m National Action Plan, scholarships, Prac Payment)

• International Student Reforms (Provider caps, agent rules, integrity measures)

• National Student Ombudsman (Independent complaints body for uni students)

• Uni Study Hubs (15 suburban hubs offering facilities & support)

• Universities Accord Reforms (Commonwealth Prac Payment, Fee-Free Uni Ready funding)

• Rapid Anti-Bullying Review (National review launched Feb 2025)

• $16bn Better and Fairer Schools Agreement (Full public school funding via increased Cth share)

• Increasing Childcare Subsidies (Higher CCS rates benefiting >1m families)

• Introducing the Three Day Guarantee (Removing activity test for first 3 days childcare from 2026)

  
  

Health & Aged Care

• Rural GPs in Record Numbers (Record training intake, Rural Generalism support)

• Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (87 bulk-billed, walk-in clinics nationwide)

• Home Care Package Expansion (Funding for 24k+ packages, transition to new Support At Home program)

• Aged Care Workforce Reform ($15.1bn for significant pay rises & retention programs)

• Record Hospital Funding Boost ($1.7bn immediate boost, path to 45% Cth funding share)

• Strengthening Mental Health Care ($888m: digital service, expanded centres, workforce)

• Huge NDIS Reform ($468m for integrity, fraud crackdown, evidence-based supports)

• Cracking Down on Smoking + Vaping (World-first non-therapeutic vape ban & enforcement)

• CTE Funding ($12.5m pilot program for support & awareness)

• Cheaper GPs / Rescuing Bulk Billing (Tripled incentive delivering 6m+ extra bulk-billed visits)

• Cheaper Medicines (Major PBS price cuts, 60-day scripts, $25 cap promise)

  
  

Housing & Communities

• Fixing HECS Debt and Home Loans (Allowing banks to disregard HELP debt in mortgage tests)

• The HAFF ($10bn Housing Australia Future Fund for 30,000 social/affordable homes)

• National Housing Accord (1.2m homes target, federal/state coordination, direct funding)

• Social Housing Accelerator ($2bn rapid funding to states for ~4,000 homes)

• Building Up Our Construction Workforce ($90.6m skills package for housing supply)

• $2bn for Social + Affordable Housing (Increased NHFIC/Housing Aus lending capacity)

• Expanded Home Guarantee Scheme (50k places/year, broadened eligibility criteria)

• National Housing Supply and Affordability Council (Established independent advisory body)

• The HSP ($1.5bn Housing Support Program for planning & infrastructure)

• The NASHH (New National Agreement on Social Housing & Homelessness with funding/targets)

• New Homes Bonus ($3bn incentive payments for states exceeding housing targets)

• Taxes on Foreign Investment (Increased fees/penalties on vacant existing homes)

• Domestic Violence Housing ($1bn targeted funding via NHIF for crisis accommodation)

• Expanding Build to Rent (Tax incentives for BTR projects with affordable component)

• National Planning Reform Blueprint (10-point plan for coordinated state/federal planning reform)

• Help to Buy Scheme ($6.3bn expanded shared equity scheme for first home buyers)

  
  

Foreign Affairs, Defence & National Security

• Pacific Island Partnerships Rebuilding ($2bn annual aid, PALM expansion, PEV, security pacts)

• Fixing China Relationship (Restored dialogue, removed trade barriers)

• Huge Investments in Defence ($50.3bn 10-year boost, National Strategy, AUKUS)

• Tackling Antisemitism (Coordinated strategy: laws, enforcement, security funding)

• Support and Aid for Palestinians ($94.5m humanitarian aid + UN vote shift)

• Under 16s Social Media Ban (World leading, protects next generation fo kids)

  
  

First Nations

• Significant Funding & Focus ($5.7bn+ on Closing the Gap priorities in partnership)

• Remote Housing ($4bn NT agreement + $120m homelands funding)

• Remote Jobs Program ($777m new program replacing CDP with 3,000 real jobs)

• Indigenous Rangers Expansion (1,000 new ranger jobs funded)

• First Nations Digital Inclusion ($68m for connectivity, community Wi-Fi)

• Education Initiatives ($110m for peaks, programs, teachers)

• Health & Wellbeing (Expanded PBS access, targeted health services, Birthing on Country)

• Justice Reforms (Prison-to-employment, legal services, justice reinvestment)

• Water Rights & Infrastructure ($150m infrastructure, $100m MDB Water Entitlements Program)

• Culture & Heritage Support (Funding for languages, heritage return, law reform)

• Voice to Parliament Referendum (Fulfilled promise to hold the referendum)