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Federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg will release his long-term plan for the economy in Tuesday night's budget.
The 2022/23 budget is expected to show the unemployment rate dropping to 3.75 per cent by the September quarter this year, its lowest level since 1974.
The budget is also anticipated to include one-off payments of $250 for low-income Australians.
Mr Frydenberg is calling the budget a longer term plan to provide skills, fund national security and build more infrastructure.
" We will be banking the dividend of a stronger economy with a material improvement to the budget bottom line. Deficits will be lower."
And disability groups have arrived in Canberra ahead of the federal budget to present an open letter to parliament, calling for changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
The group presented the letter to Labor leader Anthony Albanese and the Opposition's NDIS spokesman Bill Shorten on Tuesday, asking them to restore the scheme to "what it once was".
They say many people living with disability have experienced "cruel" and "unexplained" cuts to their plans, causing hardships and frustration.
Inclusion Australia's Elly Desmarchelier told the group of her own experience with the NDIS, saying that their campaign was not just about money but respect.
"They wouldn't even give me enough funding for catheter bags for an entire year is - I wasn't seen as a human anymore. I was seen as a number on a spreadsheet."
Emergency services have found the body of a man washed away in floodwaters in Queensland's Southern Downs region yesterday.
Crews received reports of two vehicles stuck in floodwaters on Monday morning.
Members of the public helped one woman, in one of the vehicles to safety but police say a man in his 40s in the other vehicle was swept away.
His body was found this morning.
It is the second flood-related death from this weather event, after a man died on Monday on the Darling Downs.
Turning interstate, Western Australia is considering making coercive control a criminal offence.
It's asking for submissions from survivors of domestic violence, family violence specialists and the legal community on whether a legislative approach to coercive control would work.
Family minister Simone McGurk says coercive control can involve a pattern of threatening behaviour, manipulation and financial control, and lead to further violence - including homicide.
She says that the government wants to make sure any measures they put in place achieve the best outcomes for survivors.
The New South Wales government is committing to criminalising coercive control legislation this year, while economic and emotional abuse or intimidation is already criminalised in Tasmania.
If you or someone you know is experiencing family or domestic violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or in an emergency, call 000.
In sport, Australian cricketers and former colleagues of Shane Warne have addressed the media ahead of the sporting legend's state memorial tomorrow.
More than 50,000 fans will attend the farewell for Warne on Wednesday night at the MCG and thousands more will tune in online from the UK, Pakistan, and India.
The 52-year-old died of a heart attack earlier this month while holidaying in Thailand, and was laid to rest in a private funeral service two weeks ago.
This is SBS News in Easy English, thanks for joining us. I am Stephanie Corsetti.
