Appropriation Bill 2025
Plain English Summary
Overview
This bill authorises the Queensland Government to spend $105.4 billion in the 2025-26 financial year across all government departments. It is the standard annual budget bill required by law, and also provides $52.7 billion in interim supply so government services can continue operating in early 2026-27.
Who it affects
All Queenslanders, as this bill funds every government service including health ($21.4 billion), education ($20.3 billion), transport and roads ($14.0 billion), police ($3.9 billion) and fire services ($3.5 billion).
Key changes
- Appropriates $105.4 billion for government departments for 2025-26, up from $90.4 billion budgeted in 2024-25
- Provides $52.7 billion in interim supply for the start of 2026-27
- Reflects major department restructuring, including the cessation of the Department of Energy and Climate as a separate entity
- Repeals four superseded appropriation acts including the Cheaper Power (Supplementary Appropriation) Act 2024
Bill Story
The journey of this bill through Parliament, including debate and recorded votes.
▸Third Reading27 Aug 2025View Hansard
▸23 members spoke5 support15 oppose3 mixed
Criticised the budget as delivering more debt but less infrastructure, with the least transparent transport budget in living memory and a gutted QTRIP.
“This is a bad budget that does nothing for everyday Queenslanders. The LNP has somehow managed to end up with the worst of all worlds—more debt but less infrastructure.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
As Leader of the Opposition, delivered the budget reply criticising the LNP's first budget as a 'blue budget of broken promises' that cut cost-of-living relief, gutted infrastructure by $13 billion, and offered nothing new beyond watered-down Labor plans.
“Everything good in this budget was a Labor plan—some of it watered down or delayed but not a single new initiative that will make a positive difference to Queenslanders. It is just a Temu version of what we had planned.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Argued the budget was full of broken promises, particularly the removal of cost-of-living support and electricity rebates for Ipswich families.
“This first LNP budget in over a decade has blown away cost-of-living support for our local families.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Criticised the budget as full of broken promises, slashing cost-of-living support, gutting infrastructure spending, and building stadiums without transport infrastructure to get people to them.
“What they got was a budget full of broken promises and bottlenecks delivered by a bumbling Treasurer—a budget that absolutely slashes cost-of-living help.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Criticised the budget as delivering nothing for Gladstone despite the region being the engine room of Queensland's energy and manufacturing.
“This is a budget that delivers absolutely nothing for Gladstone—no new infrastructure, no new funding and no support for the industries of Gladstone that keep the region and the state moving forward.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Defended the budget as delivering for regional Queensland, including restoring maternity services, investing in coal-fired generation and gas peaking plants, and removing stamp duty for first home buyers.
“I do not know how restoring maternity services to rural communities is a bad thing for Queensland.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Commended the budget for honouring commitments and respecting taxpayers' money, delivering on the fresh start Mundingburra voters supported at the election.
“I commend the Treasurer, the Premier, the Deputy Premier and all of the ministers for delivering a budget that both honours our commitments and has respect for taxpayers' money.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Described the budget as 'a full budget that is so very, very empty' of cost-of-living support, criticising the decision to end electricity rebates for all Queenslanders.
“Overall, this is a full budget that is so very, very empty. It is a full budget that is so very, very empty of cost-of-living support.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Criticised the budget for lacking transparency and insufficient investment in Far North Queensland infrastructure and regional development.
“The 2025-26 Queensland state budget will be long remembered for its total lack of transparency and insufficient investment in critical infrastructure projects, particularly in Far North Queensland.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Praised the budget as a fresh and invigorating start for Queensland, commending the Treasurer for laying a solid foundation for Hervey Bay and the state.
“Our first budget is truly a fresh and invigorating start for Queensland and great news for our Hervey Bay community.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Criticised the budget's lack of cost-of-living support and infrastructure investment for inner-city Brisbane.
“This is a budget of broken promises.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Opposed the budget as failing to deliver for Pine Rivers residents, criticising cuts to infrastructure and cost-of-living relief.
“This budget fails the people of Pine Rivers.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Praised the budget as delivering for regional Queensland after a decade of neglect under Labor.
“This budget delivers for regional Queensland.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Raised concerns about the budget's impact on regional Queensland while acknowledging some positive elements for his electorate.
“Regional Queensland deserves its fair share.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Criticised the budget's impact on Logan families and the removal of cost-of-living relief measures.
“This budget turns its back on the people of Logan.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Criticised the budget for gutting infrastructure, cutting housing investment and offering a Boost to Buy scheme she described as a cheap knockoff of Labor's plans.
“This budget guts infrastructure and delays the projects that Queenslanders need.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Listed infrastructure projects being delivered by the government while criticising the overall budget direction.
“This government has broken its promises to Queenslanders.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
As shadow assistant minister for treasury, criticised the budget's macro-economic settings and infrastructure cuts.
“This budget takes Queenslanders backwards.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Criticised the budget for cutting infrastructure in Springwood and failing to deliver on election commitments.
“This budget fails Springwood families.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Criticised the budget's transport infrastructure cuts and lack of investment in public transport.
“This is the least transparent transport budget in living memory.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
As Treasurer, replied to the budget debate defending the government's fiscal approach, criticising Labor's GST hypocrisy, and arguing the budget delivers cost-of-living relief for those who need it most while laying a solid foundation.
“This is a budget that delivers for Queenslanders. We promised cost-of-living relief for those who need it most. We have funded the jobs, services, capital projects and infrastructure that Queensland needs.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Spoke about the budget's impact on regional and remote Queensland, raising concerns while acknowledging some infrastructure investments.
“We need to see more for regional Queensland.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Raised concerns about regional funding and the budget's impact on North Queensland communities.
“North Queensland needs more from this budget.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard