Senate debates
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Questions without Notice
Budget
2:07 pm
Helen Polley (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source
The finance minister, our very fine Senator Gallagher, and the Treasurer have been clear that the Albanese Labor government's fifth budget saves more than it spends while still funding essential services and responding to major pressures across the economy. How does the budget build on the job of budget repair? And why is that continued task so important?
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