Coalition costings reveal larger deficit over coming two years with cuts to foreign aid and environment programs

Long-awaited costings of more than 200 policies show Coalition would gut long list of environment and clean energy programs if returned to powerElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; Election guide; Interactive seat explorerParty policies; Micro parties explained; Full election coverageListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA Coalition government would drive the budget deeper into deficit over the coming two years, as the shadow finance minister, Jane Hume, insisted her party’s plan to save $17.2bn by slashing the number of Canberra-based public servants by 41,000 through “natural attrition” was achievable.If returned to power, the Coalition would gut a long list of environment and clean energy programs, including scrapping the Net Zero Economy Agency, reversing Labor’s tax breaks for electric vehicles, and redirecting money slated for the home batteries program.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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