Guardian Australia · Australian budget 2026

Lean times, tough choices: can Jim Chalmers meet the moment?

· By Patrick Commins
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As the fallout from the US-Israel threatens to overshadow Labor’s agenda, the treasurer says this budget will be his most ambitious but also most difficult

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