Building a stronger, smarter and fairer Australia...

Investing in the future

The Government's sound economic management means we are in a position to put in place reforms for a stronger, smarter and fairer future.

This Budget builds on our reforms and investments across the five pillars of productivity—skills and education, infrastructure, innovation, tax and regulatory reform.

Stronger

This Budget builds a stronger economy by:

• Investing in high‑quality nation building infrastructure to provide a critical boost to Australia's productive capacity;
• Supporting Australian industry by backing Australian companies to win more work at home and abroad,

• and helping small and medium businesses to grow and create new jobs;
• Ensuring Australia's education system will provide the skills for tomorrow's economy.

Smarter

This Budget builds a smarter nation by:

• Supporting once in a generation reforms to Australia's school funding arrangements, through the National Plan for School Improvement;
• Undertaking a record investment in early childhood education;
• Providing more post graduate university places and research funding while ensuring sustainable growth for university funding.

Fairer

This Budget builds a fairer society by:

• Establishing DisabilityCare Australia, to ensure that Australians with significant and permanent disability get the care and support they need when they need it;
• Building on the $16.4 billion National Health Reform Agreement to continue to improve access to high quality health care, medicines and support services;
• Funding important investments in rural and regional Australia, and the National Drought Program Reform to better support farmers and their families;
• Investing in the provision of vital homelessness services.