The proposal would provide $250 million annually to create a Higher Educational Decasualisation Fund to convert casual roles into ongoing positions, offering greater job security and fairer employment terms.

The proposal would be ongoing, not indexed, include departmental funding from within the capped amount and start on 1 July 2026.

The proposal would provide $250 million annually to create a Higher Educational Decasualisation Fund to convert casual roles into ongoing positions, offering greater job security and fairer employment terms.

The proposal would be ongoing, not indexed, include departmental funding from within the capped amount and start on 1 July 2026.

The proposal would provide $250 million annually to create a Higher Educational Decasualisation Fund to convert casual roles into ongoing positions, offering greater job security and fairer employment terms.

The proposal would be ongoing, not indexed, include departmental funding from within the capped amount and start on 1 July 2026.

The proposal would provide $200 million of grant funding in 2025-26 to immediately reduce waitlists at community and non-profit (including government-run) childcare centres by increasing the number of spaces they offer.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, include departmental funding from within the capped amount and start from 1 July 2025.

The proposal would provide $20 million in 2026-27 to promote fairness and integrity in research grants by applying proven transparency principles from the Australian Research Council to all National Granting Programs.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start on 1 July 2026.

The proposal would provide $20 million in 2026-27 to promote fairness and integrity in research grants by applying proven transparency principles from the Australian Research Council to all National Granting Programs.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start on 1 July 2026.

The proposal would increase ongoing funding for the Research Infrastructure Investment Strategy by $175 million in 2026-27, indexed to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) each year thereafter.

Departmental costs to administer the increased amount would be drawn from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2026.

The proposal would increase ongoing funding for the Research Infrastructure Investment Strategy by $175 million in 2026-27, indexed to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) each year thereafter.

Departmental costs to administer the increased amount would be drawn from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2026.

The proposal would increase ongoing funding for the Research Infrastructure Investment Strategy by $175 million in 2026-27, indexed to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) each year thereafter.

Departmental costs to administer the increased amount would be drawn from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2026.

The proposal would provide $41.7 million annually on an ongoing basis (more than $425 million over the medium term) to improve STEM education by enhancing teacher training, creating a national database of professional development courses and funding relief cover for teachers while they undertake training.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2026 and be indexed by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).