Newsroom edition: how Labor is trying to frame the 2024 budget
Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers will next week present his government\u2019s third and possibly final budget of this term. He has said it won\u2019t be one of \u2018scorched-earth austerity\u2019 and will take into account hardships caused by the cost-of-living crisis. But the 2024 Australian federal budget is not without its economic and social challenges and the government needs to convince voters that the economy is in safe hands. Bridie Jabour speaks with editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor and deputy editor Patrick Keneally about the Albanese government\u2019s budget narrative You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport