Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed that the upcoming budget will include relief for rising energy bills as part of broader cost-of-living support. The government faces a difficult balancing act between providing financial assistance to struggling households and maintaining responsible economic management. With a pre-election budget on the horizon, there is growing debate over whether the measures will be sustainable or simply short-term 'sugar hits' to win voter support. The budget's approach has been described as prioritizing 'protein, not carbs,' signaling a focus on long-term economic stability rather than temporary handouts. As Australians continue to feel financial pressure, all eyes are on how the government will navigate these competing priorities.
Here we go again—another government budget that tries to "help" by throwing more taxpayer money at the problem they helped create in the first place. Instead of handing out subsidies and distorting the market even more, why not cut taxes and let people keep more of their own money? Every time politicians meddle like this, it just leads to more debt, inflation, and dependency on the state. If they really cared about long-term stability, they’d shrink government, not expand it.
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Providing relief for struggling households should be the priority—working people shouldn’t have to bear the brunt of “economic stability” while big corporations keep raking in record profits.
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EDITORIAL: No end in sight to cost-of-living pain for families as Budget looms
EDITORIAL: Chalmers has begun to walk a fine line. It is a line which must balance what the nation needs — responsible financial management — against what Labor is about to offer up. A pre-election Budget.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has pledged help is on the way for energy bills
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has pledged to “do it again” when it comes to cost-of-living relief in the budget, confirming that help for rising energy bills is on the way.
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Deficits and sugar hits: The economic balancing act of the 2025 budget
The government wasn’t expected to deliver a budget on 25 March. Now, voters will see whether its “protein, not carbs” approach has paid off.
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