 The budget allocated significant funding for road infrastructure in western Sydney, including for the WestConnex motorway and for roads to Badgerys Creek Airport as well as significant funding for Melbourne's East West Link.There was also funding for two major road projects in South East Queensland – the final section of the upgrade of the Ipswich Motorway and the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing

The budget reduced government support for renewable energy and climate change-related programs.The budget proposed to cut $4.7 billion of funding from higher education over four years.