The Budget is “back in the black and Australia is back on track”

Australian Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg speaks at the dispatch box during the delivery of the 2019-20 Federal Budget. Source: AAP

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has handed down a pre-election budget for the Coalition government, a month earlier than usual.

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Published 3 April 2019 1:49pm

Updated 15 August 2022 4:07pm

By Francesca Rizzoli, Francesca Valdinoci, Nikki Canning

Source: SBS

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Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has handed down a pre-election budget for the Coalition government, a month earlier than usual.

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