Rate hikes, rising inflation and difficult decisions: key takeaways from Jim Chalmers’ budget update – The Guardian

Rate hikes, rising inflation and difficult decisions: key takeaways from Jim Chalmers’ budget update  The GuardianShort-term spending rises despite overall budget improvement as Treasury upgrades inflation forecast  Australian Broadcasting CorporationGovernment deficit figure has improved, but fiscal restraint important  SBS AustraliaPolitics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the Bondi terror attack and the mid-year budget update  The Conversation$20b in savings and $32b tax windfalls fail to dent budget deficit  AFR