WINNERS
Motorists
- Petrol pump relief is on its way, with the Coalition halving the fuel excise for the next six months.
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Small business owners
- Businesses which invest in staff and digital technology will be able to claim big tax deductions.
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New parents
- Parents will be able to access up to 20 weeks of paid leave which can be shared between partners as they see fit.
Tradies
- New apprentices will be handed $5000 payments as part of a new incentive scheme for would-be tradies
Patients
- Patients will need fewer scripts to become eligible for free or cheaper medicines
Australian Signals Directorate
- Agency will double in size as part of a $9.9 billion plan to bolster Australia's offensive and defensive cyber capabilities
LOSERS
Young people
- No major new policies aimed at younger Australians
First home buyers
- Extra places under the government's home guarantee scheme, but nothing to tackle Australia's soaring property prices.
Climate
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- Government to spend $50.2 million to accelerate key gas projects and support investment in carbon capture and storage.
- Winners and losers in the 2022 budget
- Analysis: Karen Barlow explains the federal budget
- What's in the budget for defence and national security
- The budget's economic forecasts and tax settings
- What the budget means for the public service
- What the budget means for older Australians
- What the budget means for younger people
- What the budget means for small business

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Dan Jervis-Bardy
Federal Politics Reporter
Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.
Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.
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