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What do older Australians want from this year's federal budget?

Corangamite eneo bunge lenye ushindani mkali nchini Australia

Sintofahamu yazingira atakaye shinda eneo bunge la Corangamite, lenye ushindani mkali zaidi nchini Australia. Source: SBS

The federal budget ((April 2, 7:30pm AEDT)) is almost upon us.


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By Phillippa Carisbrooke

Presented by Gode Migerano

Source: SBS




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The federal budget ((April 2, 7:30pm AEDT)) is almost upon us.


Brought forward a month to make way for an election in May, it will be packed with policies the government hopes will swing the poll its way.

To get a sense of what senior voters will be looking for in the budget, S-B-S visited the marginal Victorian seat of Corangamite, where the Liberal M-P's hold on power balances on a knife's edge.

Labor's policy to abolish refundable franking credits if it is elected has retirees in the constituency considering their financial security.

And distrust could cost either side the election.


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