2009 Australian federal budget

The 2009 Australian federal budget for the Australian financial year ended 30 June 2010 was presented on 12 May 2009 by the Treasurer of Australia, Wayne Swan, the second federal budget presented by Swan, and the second budget of the first Rudd government. Swan commented that the budget would be tougher than in previous years. "Projected government revenue has fallen by $200 billion since the last budget because of the global economic crisis."

 () Australian federal budget 2009–10
Submitted12 May 2009
Submitted toParliament of Australia
Parliament42nd
PartyAustralian Labor Party
TreasurerWayne Swan
Total revenueA$290.6 billion
Total expendituresA$338.2 billion
DeficitA$57.6 billion
Websitehttp://www.budget.gov.au/2009-10/content/overview/html/index.htm Australian Budget 2009–2010
Numbers in italics are projections.

There were many allegedly planned leaks which released a number of headline details and bad news in the weeks beforehand.

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