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#Budget 2026
Policy
Budget locks in $654m for Digital ID, lifts tech spend to $2.4bn
The 2026-27 federal budget allocates $654.3 million over four years to sustain Australia's Digital ID system, part of a $2.4 billion technology spending package that also shores up My Health Record.
By Marnie Blackwood
Startups
Chalmers lifts VC fund caps after 20-year freeze
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will lift the asset caps on Australia's venture capital tax-incentive programs for the first time in more than 20 years, raising the VCLP ceiling to $480 million and unlocking concessional treatment for growth-stage startups.
By Jules Hartman
