Big ticket items The Morrison government is spending big in what it says is an attempt to boost jobs, with tens of billions being spent on infrastructure, jobs and training programs, child care and health and wellbeing. Aged care and the disability sector are also getting more investment after damning Royal Commissions into both sectors — $12 billion being set aside for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and $17.7 billion being earmarked to boost and reform the aged care sector. The treasurer Josh Frydenberg unveiled his third budget and revealed that the deficit is expected to reach $161 billion this year with the debt expected to peak at almost $1 trillion in 2025.