The Federal government will hand down its third budget on Tuesday, May 14. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has promised the budget will be about cost of living relief and also reform. The Treasurer says people should also expect ambitious investment from the government on housing supply.
Today, in a special episode, chief political correspondent David Crowe and senior economics correspondent Shane Wright speak to the Treasurer in Canberra, covering migration, housing pressures, the future made in Australia and the Treasurer’s focus ahead of next week’s budget.

The welcome miss on inflation, and the Victorian leadership fallout
29:45

Deep misjudgements and awful consequences: Peter Hartcher on Trump and Putin
22:18

Is the Commonwealth Games on its last legs?
17:25