Amid the major announcements stemming from yesterday's federal budget announcement, many more went under the radar.
Here are some changes you may have missed:
Internet filter dumped
A controversial plan for an internet filter which would have automatically blocked out offensive web content at Internet Service Provider (ISP) level has been scrapped.
The measure will instead be replaced by a requirement that ISPs block the “worst of” child abuse websites as listed by INTERPOL.
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The government will save $4.5 million from the measure.
Detention centre capacities to be increased
Immigration detention centres will be expanded in Melbourne and Western Australia, and an additional facility will be opened in Tasmania.
Cash injection to fight cancer
A total of $226 million has been set aside for cancer care, research and screenings, including $100 million to improve detection for breast, cervical and bowel cancers.
Funding for research, treatment and support bodies was also announced, including $18.2 million for youth organisation CanTeen.
Retirees offered incentive to downsize
In a move to encourage retirees to vacate large family homes in favour of smaller ones, seniors who have owned their home for more than 25 years and decide to sell will be able to invest a minimum of 80 per cent of the sale proceeds into an account exempt from the age pension means test.
Plan to raise awareness over Female Genital Mutilation
The federal government has set aside $500,000 to fund programs to raise awareness over the practice of female genital mutilation.
It's hoped the plan will help support change within Australian communities where the practice still occurs.
The government will also undertake research and examine Australia's legal framework to determine whether laws around the issue are adequate.
INTERACTIVE: THE FEDERAL BUDGET IN A NUTSHELL
