The federal budget was pitched as a big moment for a progressive government that wants to equalise wealth and home ownership.
And one of the main attacks from the opposition is that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has had to break a promise in order to get there.
So will the broken promise line resonate if the changes are broadly supported by the public?
Also today, Inside Politics host Jacqueline Maley and chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal talk about Coalition leader Angus Taylor’s plan to centre immigration in his budget reply speech, including that non-citizens should be blocked from welfare payments.
We also check in on One Nation’s Farrer by-election win and how significant a threat the party now poses to Labor.
Background reading:

‘Popcorn out’ for Farrer by-election, plus the RBA’s pointed comments on government spending
27:45

Why young people are so angry about housing, and whether this budget will fix it
27:22

Mark Butler on the NDIS, private health and vaccine hesitancy
47:11