The Treasurer will today introduce the centrepiece of his third budget, the scrapping of a middle tax bracket, that sees someone earning $199,000 a year pay the same tax rate as someone earning $42,000.

Tax cuts are coming, according to the Government. Work out how much you will save in the first year.

Regional healthcare gets a major boost in this year's budget, with promises of more doctors and better access to services.

In the last question time before the release of the federal budget, Labor has seized upon comments from former treasurer Peter Costello that "you and I will die" before national debt is paid off. Follow live.

In the last question time before the release of the federal budget, Labor has seized upon comments from former treasurer Peter Costello that "you and I will die" before national debt is paid off. Follow live.

The Federal Government is asked to publicly explain its decision to award a multi-million dollar contract to a company that donated tens of thousands of dollars to the Liberal Party.

The Federal Government is asked to publicly explain its decision to award a multi-million dollar contract to a company that donated tens of thousands of dollars to the Liberal Party.

Irrigators and Indigenous groups are cautiously optimistic about a deal struck by the Coalition Government and Labor to give certainty to communities in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Irrigators and Indigenous groups are cautiously optimistic about a deal struck by the Coalition Government and Labor to give certainty to communities in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Labor MP Linda Burney points out that $10 worth of tax cuts per week doesn't amount to a whole lot when a cup of coffee can cost about $5, but the Government's Tim Wilson says it will offer relief.