Main promises in Shorten budget reply

KEY PROMISES IN LABOR BUDGET REPLY

* $2.3 billion for cancer care, eliminating almost all out-of-pocket costs for cancer scans

* Three million cancer specialist consultations to be bulk-billed over four years

* Guarantee that all drugs recommended by independent experts for listing on the PBS will be listed

* $1 billion for TAFE and apprentices, ensuring 150,000 Australians will go to TAFE with no upfront fees, and an additional 100,000 apprenticeships will be made available

* Higher income tax breaks, than promised by the coalition, for those earning $45,000 and below

* Match coalition's income tax cuts for those earning $48,000 to $126,000, but not act on second and third tranches of the coalition's cuts

* Put back every public school and health dollar cut by the coalition

* Stronger surpluses

* Defence spending of two per cent of GDP

* Uncapped university places opening up extra 200,000 spots

* Guaranteed universal access to pre-school or kinder for every three and four year old for 15 hours a week, 40 weeks a year

* $2000 payment to families seeking to install a battery storage system

* $1.5 billion upgrade to Brisbane's Gateway Motorway from Bracken Ridge to Pine River and next stage of Bruce Highway from northern suburbs to Caboolture