What do working class voters want from this year's Budget?

Utility and rates bills

Utility and rates bills Source: AAP

To get a sense of what working-class voters will be looking for in the budget, SBS visited the marginal Sydney seat of Lindsay, where Labor MP Emma Husaris stepping down, making way for a tight battle between two new candidates.


The 2019 federal budget will be announced on Tuesday night. It's been brought forward a month to make way for a May election, and will focus on policies the government hopes will win votes.

Young families in the electorate say the major parties’ policies on income taxes, and day-to-day costs will be key to winning support from swing voters.



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