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All eyes on Canberra for the Federal Budget

Minister for Finance Katy Gallagher at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra

Minister for Finance Katy Gallagher at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra Source: AAP / MICK TSIKAS/AAPIMAGE

As Labor puts the final touches on its first budget in almost a decade, Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers is issuing a new economic forecast. Domestic growth is expected to fall in the next financial year as a result of high inflation and rising interest rates.


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By Hannah Kwon, Pablo Vinales

Source: SBS News



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As Labor puts the final touches on its first budget in almost a decade, Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers is issuing a new economic forecast. Domestic growth is expected to fall in the next financial year as a result of high inflation and rising interest rates.



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