ABC: Federal Budget 2023

ABC will cover Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ second Federal Budget on Tuesday, 9th May as follows:

7:30pm: The Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ speech.

8:00pm: Budget 2023: ABC News Special hosted by Patricia Karvelas, Jeremy Fernandez and David Speers including interviews with the Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor and analysis from Laura Tingle, Andrew Probyn and David Speers. In addition, David Chau looks at what’s in the budget for business, Shalailah Medhora on the government’s response to the cost-of-living crisis being felt particularly keenly by young people and the unemployed, Nas Campanella on NDIS funding and Dan Bourchier on what’s in the Budget for the Voice.

9:00pm: In a primetime Insiders Budget Special, David Speers will be joined by Insiders panellists Andrew Probyn, Patricia Karvelas, Samantha Maiden, Tom Crowley, John Kehoe and Claudia Long as well as Mike Bowers Talking Pictures with AFR cartoonist David Rowe.

9.30pm A special half hour The Business hosted by Kathryn Robinson, including interviews with Finance Minister, Katy Gallagher, Fortescue Director, Elizabeth Gaines, and Arup Co-Chair, Kate West.

The ABC will also broadcast Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s Budget Reply speech at 7:30pm (AEST) on Thursday, 11th May.

And across ABC News digital and the ABC News App, follow the live blog on Budget night as well as analysis from Annabel Crabb and Laura Tingle. Plus, we’ll unpack who are the ‘winners and losers’ from the budget announcement and answer audience questions around cost-of-living. Follow ABC News on Instagram and TikTok for short videos explaining some key announcements from the budget.