Cost of living crisis a key concern ahead of the budget | Q+A

It's Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ fourth federal budget – and it’s by far the most important.

The national ledger is splashed with red ink, as the community cries out for more cost of living relief. And all on the eve of a neck-and-neck election.

What should the Treasurer’s priorities be? What should the opposition be campaigning on? What are the budget breaks – and big economic reforms – that would make your life easier?

This episode was broadcasted on March 24, 2025.

Panellists: Independent MP for Wentworth Allegra Spender, IPA Chief Economist & The Australian columnist Adam Creighton, Lead Economist, Impact Economics Angela Jackson and Author, columnist & former Labor adviser Sean Kelly

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