The public reaction to the government budget - does that budget adequately meet the needs of the people?

The Albanese government's first budget was warmly welcomed by most interested groups. But there are concerns it does not go far enough for key members of the Australian and global community.

Winners and losers in the budget Source: Getty / Getty Images

Hopes are high for what Treasurer Jim Chalmers's first Budget will say about the issues the Labor Party government has been talking about for months: education, elderly care, skills shortages - and inflation.

And the immediate reaction to the Budget on those matters was largely positive.

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