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

Torquay is part of the marginal Victorian federal electorate of Corangamite (SBS)

Torquay is part of the marginal Victorian federal electorate of Corangamite Source: SBS

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.



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