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Jim Chalmers on the Albanese government’s first budget

31 min

Political editor Katharine Murphy speaks to Jim Chalmers at the end of a big week – having just released the first Labor budget in nine years, in the midst of energy prices driving up household costs

This week, Labor released its first budget in nine years, with the Albanese government touting it as a ‘bread-and-butter affair’. Political editor Katharine Murphy speaks to Jim Chalmers about releasing a budget during a cost-of-living crisis and why this budget has everyone talking about energy