30 Mar 2022

Australia: Budget brings fuel tax cuts and cash injections

From Nine To Noon, 9:48 am on 30 March 2022

Australia correspondent Bernard Keane looks at what was announced in yesterday's federal Budget, from a temporary cut in the amount of fuel excise collected to a number of cash payments. But Bernard says there was little support in the budget for climate change, even as parts of east Australia are facing yet more flooding - just weeks after the last devastating deluge.

Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg hugs Prime Minister Scott Morrison (L) after delivering his 2022 Budget in Parliament House in Canberra on March 29, 2022.

Australia's Treasurer Josh Frydenberg gets a hug from Prime Minister Scott Morrison after delivering the federal budget. Photo: AFP

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