This week on The Fin podcast, political editor Phillip Coorey and economics editor John Kehoe on how both sides of politics are planning to spin the budget, who’s ahead in the polls and why the most important person in this election race might not be Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton.

Further reading:
Chalmers concedes Labor won’t keep its $275 power bill pledge
Jim Chalmers has effectively raised the white flag on the election promise to lower power bills by $275, but says it will be worse under Dutton’s nuclear energy plan.
Dutton coming off the boil as election nears
Peter Dutton’s personal ratings and voter expectations of a Coalition victory have fallen sharply, suggesting Labor attacks on the opposition leader are working.
We wasted a $400b windfall, and now we’ll all have to pay
An audit of federal finances finds Australia has never seen rivers of gold like this, but the hangover will be brutal.

This week on The Fin podcast, political editor Phillip Coorey and economics editor John Kehoe on how both sides of politics are planning to spin the budget, who&rsquo;s ahead in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/dutton-coming-off-the-boil-as-election-nears-20250316-p5ljya" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/dutton-coming-off-the-boil-as-election-nears-20250316-p5ljya" data-sk="tooltip_parent">the polls</a> and why the most important person in this election race might not be Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton. Further reading: <a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/chalmers-admits-labor-won-t-keep-its-promise-to-cut-power-bills-by-275-20250317-p5lk17" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/chalmers-admits-labor-won-t-keep-its-promise-to-cut-power-bills-by-275-20250317-p5lk17" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">Chalmers concedes Labor won&rsquo;t keep its $275 power bill pledge</a> Jim Chalmers has effectively raised the white flag on the election promise to lower power bills by $275, but says it will be worse under Dutton&rsquo;s nuclear energy plan. <a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/dutton-coming-off-the-boil-as-election-nears-20250316-p5ljya" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/dutton-coming-off-the-boil-as-election-nears-20250316-p5ljya" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">Dutton coming off the boil as election nears</a> Peter Dutton&rsquo;s personal ratings and voter expectations of a Coalition victory have fallen sharply, suggesting Labor attacks on the opposition leader are working. <a href="https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/we-wasted-a-400b-windfall-and-now-we-ll-all-have-to-pay-20250314-p5ljjv" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/we-wasted-a-400b-windfall-and-now-we-ll-all-have-to-pay-20250314-p5ljjv" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">We wasted a $400b windfall, and now we&rsquo;ll all have to pay</a> An audit of federal finances finds Australia has never seen rivers of gold like this, but the hangover will be brutal.

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