The federal budget will be released on Tuesday, with Treasurer Josh Frydenburg expected to announce more than $10 billion on major infrastructure, in an effort to boost productivity and employment.
Experts are calling on the federal government to focus on ‘economic infrastructure’ instead, including childcare, social housing, aged care, and disability care.
The Queensland government is calling for heavy investment in social and community services, housing-related debt, rental affordability and greater support for the National Disability Insurance Scheme.