The Budget test: building Australia’s future capability

This year’s Federal Budget is not simply a test of fiscal discipline or political priorities. It is a test of whether Australia can build the collective capabilities needed to deliver reform, adapt to disruption and remain future-ready in a more uncertain world.

Australia is relying on the wrong taxes and it’s costing growth. The upcoming Federal Budget is an opportunity to begin fixing this by acting on four well-understood reforms.

Without public trust, AI investment won’t deliver results. Building it should be a central focus of Australia’s AI policy.