Childcare – Restoring the activity test

Summary of proposal

The proposal would reinstate the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) activity test for parents by reversing the Early Childhood Education and Care (Three-Day Guarantee) component of the 2024-25 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) measure Building Australia’s Future – Early Childhood Education and Care Reforms (the MYEFO measure).

The proposal would start on 1 January 2026.

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Childcare – Restoring the activity test

Summary of proposal

The proposal would reinstate the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) activity test for parents by reversing the Early Childhood Education and Care (Three-Day Guarantee) component of the 2024-25 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) measure Building Australia’s Future – Early Childhood Education and Care Reforms (the MYEFO measure).

The proposal would start on 1 January 2026.

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Childcare – Restoring the activity test

Summary of proposal

The proposal would reinstate the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) activity test for parents by reversing the Early Childhood Education and Care (Three-Day Guarantee) component of the 2024-25 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) measure Building Australia’s Future – Early Childhood Education and Care Reforms (the MYEFO measure).

The proposal would start on 1 January 2026.

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Constructing a Health and Engineering Wing at CQUniversity in Cairns

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $27.5 million over 2 years to construct a Health and Engineering Wing at the CQUniversity’s Cairns campus. The facility would open in 2028.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, with funding split evenly over the 2 years of the proposal.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2025.

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Constructing a Health and Engineering Wing at CQUniversity in Cairns

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $27.5 million over 2 years to construct a Health and Engineering Wing at the CQUniversity’s Cairns campus. The facility would open in 2028.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, with funding split evenly over the 2 years of the proposal.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2025.

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School education

Summary of proposal

The proposal would:

Option 1: Abolish spending under the ‘education’ function, including under the ‘schools’ and ‘school education specific funding’ sub-functions, and associated spending under the ‘general administration’ sub function, with the exception of that portion of Department of Education and Training (DET), Education Services Australia and Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) funding required for national assessment, data collection and performance reporting (ie NAPLAN/MySchool).

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School education

Summary of proposal

The proposal would:

Option 1: Abolish spending under the ‘education’ function, including under the ‘schools’ and ‘school education specific funding’ sub-functions, and associated spending under the ‘general administration’ sub function, with the exception of that portion of Department of Education and Training (DET), Education Services Australia and Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) funding required for national assessment, data collection and performance reporting (ie NAPLAN/MySchool).

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School education

Summary of proposal

The proposal would:

Option 1: Abolish spending under the ‘education’ function, including under the ‘schools’ and ‘school education specific funding’ sub-functions, and associated spending under the ‘general administration’ sub function, with the exception of that portion of Department of Education and Training (DET), Education Services Australia and Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) funding required for national assessment, data collection and performance reporting (ie NAPLAN/MySchool).

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School education

Summary of proposal

The proposal would:

Option 1: Abolish spending under the ‘education’ function, including under the ‘schools’ and ‘school education specific funding’ sub-functions, and associated spending under the ‘general administration’ sub function, with the exception of that portion of Department of Education and Training (DET), Education Services Australia and Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) funding required for national assessment, data collection and performance reporting (ie NAPLAN/MySchool).

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Higher education and vocational education and training

Summary of proposal

The proposal would amend the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) as follows:

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