The Morrison government will deliver possibly its last budget tonight. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. auspol Budget2022
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the federal budget and what is, arguably, the Coalition’s re-election pitch.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg goes through the budget with editors and journalists of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age during the 2021 budget lock up at Parliament House.My colleagues in the Canberra bureau have been in the budget “lock-up” for hours now, crunching the numbers, assessing the big spends and charting the cuts that the government might prefer to keep quiet.begins addressing the House of Representatives at 7.30pm AEDT.
We’ll bring you that speech live and, of course, all the updates you’ll need to know regarding what’s in the budget for you and the overall health of the Australian economy.