Establishing a $2 billion Building Rural Hospitals Fund

Summary of proposal

The proposal would establish a $2 billion Building Rural Hospitals Fund to invest in essential health infrastructure in regional areas, including new buildings, equipment and planning.

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Providing $500 million per year to the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $500 million per year to local governments across Australia through the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2025.

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Providing $500 million per year to the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $500 million per year to local governments across Australia through the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2025.

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Housing Infrastructure Program

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $5 billion of capped funding for a time-limited Housing Infrastructure Programme (HIP) to deliver housing-enabling infrastructure, like water, power, sewerage and roads.

The $5 billion capped funding would be delivered through a mixture of grants and concessional loans.

The funding would be offered on a ‘use it or lose it’ basis – if there is no progress on successful projects within 12 months of contracting, then the funding would be terminated.

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Housing Infrastructure Program

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $5 billion of capped funding for a time-limited Housing Infrastructure Programme (HIP) to deliver housing-enabling infrastructure, like water, power, sewerage and roads.

The $5 billion capped funding would be delivered through a mixture of grants and concessional loans.

The funding would be offered on a ‘use it or lose it’ basis – if there is no progress on successful projects within 12 months of contracting, then the funding would be terminated.

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Housing Infrastructure Program

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $5 billion of capped funding for a time-limited Housing Infrastructure Programme (HIP) to deliver housing-enabling infrastructure, like water, power, sewerage and roads.

The $5 billion capped funding would be delivered through a mixture of grants and concessional loans.

The funding would be offered on a ‘use it or lose it’ basis – if there is no progress on successful projects within 12 months of contracting, then the funding would be terminated.

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Expand community grants – Double funding for the Thriving Suburbs Program

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide additional funding of $200 million each year to the Thriving Suburbs Program, indexed to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), to support local infrastructure projects.

The proposal would be ongoing, include departmental funding from within the capped amount, and start from 1 July 2026.

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Expand community grants – Double funding for the Thriving Suburbs Program

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide additional funding of $200 million each year to the Thriving Suburbs Program, indexed to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), to support local infrastructure projects.

The proposal would be ongoing, include departmental funding from within the capped amount, and start from 1 July 2026.

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Restoring the Australian Building and Construction Commission

Summary of proposal

The proposal would reinstate the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) to its previous form prior to its abolishment in 2022, with increased penalties for breaches of the Fair Work Act 2009 and stricter requirements on the fit and proper person test for right of entry into worksites and holding office in a registered organisation.

The proposal would be ongoing and start on 1 July 2025.

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Restoring the Australian Building and Construction Commission

Summary of proposal

The proposal would reinstate the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) to its previous form prior to its abolishment in 2022, with increased penalties for breaches of the Fair Work Act 2009 and stricter requirements on the fit and proper person test for right of entry into worksites and holding office in a registered organisation.

The proposal would be ongoing and start on 1 July 2025.

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