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Buried in one of the Budget papers was the biosecurity protection levy; a proposed increase to the amount of money farmers have to pay to import goods.
It comes just minutes after Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced a crackdown on SMS scams.
Despite being in charge of Australia's economy for the last year, many Aussies would be shocked to know the Treasurer doesn't have any qualifications in finance.
Labor's big-spending budget handed out cost of living relief to the vulnerable and huge tax cuts to the wealthy - but major sectors of middle Australia have been dudded.
Jim Chalmers' Budget speech on Tuesday was met with applause from colleagues as the 1.2million Australians under mortgage stress drew the short straw.