At a glance: the 2025 federal budget

What’s the theme?

Many budget measures are aimed at easing cost of living. The headline announcement is tax cuts: everyone will get one, but not until July 1 2026. Other major spends are on Medicare, medicines and energy bill rebates. If this seems familiar, it’s because the government has already announced most of these measures before budget day.

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Authors: The Conversation

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At a glance: the 2025 federal budget

What’s the theme?

Your tax cut calculator

Key announcements:

Read the full analysis from our experts:

Tensions over Kashmir and a warming planet have placed the Indus Waters Treaty on life support

In talking with Tehran, Trump is reversing course on Iran – could a new nuclear deal be next?

Colors are objective, according to two philosophers − even though the blue you see doesn’t match what I see

Florida, once considered a swing state, is firmly Republican – a social anthropologist explains what caused this shift

‘Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence’ − an astronomer explains how much evidence scientists need to claim discoveries like extraterrestrial life

Japanese women have long sacrificed their surnames in marriage − politics and demographics might change that

Trump’s ‘Garden of American Heroes’ is a monument to celebrity and achievement – paid for with humanities funding that benefits…

Hotter and drier climate in Colorado’s San Luis Valley contributes to kidney disease in agriculture workers, new study shows

‘I were but little happy, if I could say how much’: Shakespeare’s insights on happiness have held up for more…

These 4 tips can make screen time good for your kids and even help them learn to talk

Why predicting battery performance is like forecasting traffic − and how researchers are making progress

Trump’s aggressive actions against free speech speak a lot louder than his words defending it

Memes and conflict: Study shows surge of imagery and fakes can precede international and political violence

Pope Francis’ death right after Easter sounds miraculous – but patients and caregivers often work together to delay dying

Gratitude comes with benefits − a social psychologist explains how to practice it when times are stressful

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