2017 Federal Budget:

2017 Federal Budget: a mixed bag for spatial and surveying

10 May, 2017

The 2017-2018 Australian Federal Budget announced last night by treasurer Scott Morrison presents a mixed bag for spatial and surveying professionals.
The introduction of new funding for major infrastructure projects—including $8.4 billion for a Melbourne-Brisbane inland rail link and $5.3 billion for Sydney’s second airport—will provide major new work opportunities for spatial and surveying business.
An exciting new satellite imagery service, Digital Earth Australia, will also provide Australians with openly available satellite imagery updated every five days...

Satellite imagery:

Funding has been announced for a new service called Digital Earth Australia, which promises to provide updated satellite imagery every five days for all of Australia. $15.3 million will be allocated to Geoscience Australia over two years to create Digital Earth Australia from the existing Australian Geoscience Data Cube.

All of it:

http://www.spatialsource.com.au/company-industry/2017-federal-budget-mixed-bag-spatial-surveying