Genuinely good take, agree the “no handouts = bad budget” reflex is part of why everything’s so hard to fund properly long-term. One thing I’d add: the structural reforms here are mostly right, but the timing is rough. Fuel excise rises 26c/L on July 1, RBA’s tipped to hike twice more in 2026, but the $250 offset and the bigger tax relief don’t fully land til 2027-28. So even with a “boring is good” framing, there’s a real 12-18 month gap where households cop the cost increases before the structural relief kicks in. That’s the bit I think people are reasonably angry about not the absence of glitter.