Show Notes
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers is set to hand down his first budget next week, and he's trying to keep expectations low.
The national deficit is standing in the way of some of Labor's biggest election promises - but how much should we worry about deficit, anyway?
ABC finance reporter Alan Kohler and ABC Radio Brisbane Mornings presenter Rebecca Levingston join David Speers to discuss budgets, bushmasters, and bikies.
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