This paper forms part of the Budget Blueprint series. The Australian Federal Budget is a major annual event. It’s an opportunity for the federal government of the day to set out its vision for Australia’s future.

With this document, Blueprint does the same. In it, the authors offer their assessment of the position Australia finds itself in—a valuable context-setting exercise a week out from the Budget. And they suggest the priorities they believe are most worthy of public support in the coming year and beyond. The list is not exhaustive. Nor is it fully costed.