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Hundreds of billions in extra revenue - from cutting the NDIS and a suite of tax changes - will pay for a $250 gift to every worker plus create an election war-chest as Anthony Albanese positions Labor for the 2028 election. Today, our journos’ frank and funny take on Budget 2026.
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Every major announcement broken down
Oversold and underachieving: our snap verdicts
How Chalmers became the highest taxing treasurer of all time
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Joshua Burton.
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A One Nation-Liberal-Nationals coalition with whomever wins the most votes in charge: that’s Pauline Hanson’s big new idea to chuck Anthony Albanese out of office. Check out The Front’s afternoon headlines here.
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Pauline Hanson calls on Angus Taylor to back One Nation if she wins more seats at the election
Forget the policies - for One Nation voters, it’s all the optics
Liberal Party faces terminal decline after catastrophic Farrer by-election loss
Hanson, Farage and Trump show centre-right must fight or die
After One Nation’s Farrer win, lobbyists are scrambling to sign up One Nation
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The Australian’s economics editor Matthew Cranston understands the budget like nobody else, and is here with what to expect, and why Labor is going for broke on trusts, negative gearing and capital gains tax.
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Tax hikes, spending cuts: what we know so far about Budget 2026
Commentary by Matthew Cranston: Jim Chalmers is going for broke. Will we end up a poorer country?
Budget to offer tax relief for struggling businesses in Covid fix
Budget scoop: Jim Chalmers’ cash handouts for every working Australian
Taxman Jim Chalmers targets trusts for minimum levy
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.

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Two women accused of buying and keeping a slave in Syria will remain in prison after delaying their bid to apply for bail. Plus, a netball mum who’s facing charges over alleged racist abuse of a Jewish under-12 girls’ team says she has no problem with Jews.
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ISIS widows drop bid for freedom over alleged Yazidi slave trading
Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin told to ‘just deal with’ alleged antisemitic abuse at netball game
Tax hikes, spending cuts: what we know so far about Budget 2026
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Investors see cause for alarm at the annual general meeting of troubled broadcaster ARN. That’s in today’s Media Diary with Steve Jackson - along with a Greens senator’s Bananas in Pyjamas boast, and an amusing snafu at Tapt Media, formerly Nine Radio.
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Advertiser backlash at ARN post-Kyle and Jackie O
Steve Jackson’s Media Diary
DJ Lattouf drops the hammer on ABC chiefs
Audio clips: ABC, Network Seven
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.