KIERAN GILBERT, HOST: Welcome back to the program. Joining me live in the studio is the Assistant Minister for Women, Kate Thwaites. Budget Reply tonight, they've leaked one thing and that is the fuel excise reduction. Is that something that will be well received by voters? Is it? Would Labor have been smart to match that?

The Albanese Government has appointed Ms Taryn Lee and Mr Mark Munnich as Directors of the Board of Outback Stores Pty Ltd.

A Yawuru woman from Broome, Ms Lee has led the design and development of social policy and programs, and reforms in health, justice and Aboriginal affairs, promoting self-determination to improve outcomes for First Nations people.

The Albanese Government has appointed two new directors to the Board of Indigenous Business Australia (IBA).

Mr Brian Bero and Dr Doug McTaggart both bring extensive experience to their new roles.

Mr Bero is a Meriam (Torres Strait Islander) man. He is a Co-founder, Principal and Director of Jaramer Legal and has worked as a lawyer with the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office, Gilbert + Tobin, and several large corporations such as Qantas, Telstra and Oracle.

Thanks so much, Jamila. And I begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet today, the Ngunnawal people. And I pay my respects to Elders past and present, and I extend that respect to all First Nations people joining us today.

I particularly want to acknowledge strength and leadership of First Nations women in Australia, who are so often leaders in their communities, holders of knowledge and constant advocates for equality.

Applications will open tomorrow for new on-Country learning opportunities as part of a $6 million expansion of the Albanese Labor Government’s Junior Rangers program.

A targeted, competitive grant opportunity will see up to 10 new Junior Ranger projects created across the country, including in every state and territory.

Ranger groups, schools and community organisations in the following locations can apply for funding under the expansion:

ABBEY CULLEN, HOST: You're on the Goldfields 981 Triple M. Hey, happy Wednesday. It's Abbey with you, taking you through till three. Right now, I've got Patrick Gorman on the line. He's all the way over in Canberra. He's the Federal Member for Perth, Assistant to the Prime Minister, Patrick. Thank you so much for joining us. I can imagine you've had a busy couple of hours talking all things Budget. So I don't want to hold you too long, let's get straight into it - the tax cuts for 2026.

TOM CONNELL, HOST: On a day out from the budget, few days out, we think, from the election. Joining me now Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Patrick Gorman and former Liberal MP, Jason Falinski. Thank you both for your time. We've got pictures, I think, coming in from the budget for all of you excitedly wanting to see the pallets of paper, as Patrick just called them. Well, what we do know is in there, Patrick is a whole heap of spending and $2 billion in savings. That's it.

Subjects: Federal Budget; Tax Cuts.

ADAM STEER, HOST: Northern Territory Labor Senator and Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy. Senator, welcome back to the program.

MALARNDIRRI McCARTHY, MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS: Good morning, Adam. Good morning to your listeners.

ADAM STEER: Let's start with the roads, $200 million for the Stuart Highway, is that enough?

More First Nations students in Central Australia will have greater access to quality education, thanks to $6.3 million from the Albanese Labor Government being allocated to two boarding providers.

The Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education has been offered $5.1 million towards construction of its new culturally safe and supported accommodation centre in the Desert Knowledge Precinct in Alice Springs.

The Albanese Labor Government is supporting First Nations women and children living in Darwin in the Northern Territory to leave violent intimate partner relationships.

The North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service has received $9 million in funding to work in partnership with Danila Dilba Health Services, the Darwin Aboriginal and Islander Women’s Shelter and Yilli Rreung Housing to support victim-survivors.

This is one of three regional place-based trials commencing from 1 July – complementing the next stage of the $925 million Leaving Violence Program.