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Australia politics live: Chalmers and Gallagher to present final budget outcome; RBA interest rate hike looms

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Dhanji, K. (2026, September 27). Australia politics live: Chalmers and Gallagher to present final budget outcome; RBA interest rate hike looms. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/28/labor-anthony-albanese-openai-ai-hacks-coalition-one-nation-medicare-budget-ntwnfb

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The Guardian · collected 2026-09-27 · by Krishani Dhanji

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher plan to present the final budget outcome for the 2025-26 financial year on Monday, revealing that the budget deficit is smaller than previously anticipated. Chalmers will highlight this improvement as a significant positive impact worth billions of dollars to Australia's budget.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher presented a final budget outcome on Monday for the 2025-26 financial year, revealing a $6 billion budget boost that brings the underlying deficit down by about $6 billion from an initial forecast of $28.3 billion in May. The improved figures come amid internal pressure to curb inflation ahead of the Reserve Bank’s likely decision to raise interest rates to a 15-year-high, currently projected at a rate expected to be around 0.2% above recent levels. Chalmers emphasized responsible economic management as a hallmark of the Albanese Labor government but did not specify whether the improved revenue came from strong jobs or commodity prices. Cybersecurity experts criticized the government's response to a breach of the Medicare Statistics Reporting Portal by an AI agent, arguing that the government exaggerated the threat for political gain.

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The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, and the finance minister, Katy Gallagher, will present the final budget outcome on Monday, the updated accounting measure for the 2025-26 financial year.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-27
🔮 The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, and the finance minister, Katy Gallagher, will present the final budget outcome on Monday, the updated accounting measure for the 2025-26 financial year.
2026-09-27 · The Guardian
Australia politics live: Chalmers and Gallagher to present final budget outcome; RBA interest rate hike looms · assertive framing

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The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, and the finance minister, Katy Gallagher, will present the final budget outcome on Monday, the updated accounting measure for the 2025-26 financial year. asserted
treasurer → present → year
Despite challenges facing the government, Chalmers is expected to say the figures show the budget deficit is smaller than originally forecast. asserted
deficit → face → government
He will argue the improvements are worth billions of dollars to the budget. asserted
improvements → argue → budget
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