Last night the federal budget was handed down and it squarely takes aim at bolstering economic recovery post-COVID. Funding boosts for childcare and aged care represent some welcome changes to the government's typical budget priorities, but glaring holes in funding for climate action and growing debt leave many questions to be answered.
To discuss this, CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento is joined by ANZ senior economist Felicity Emmett, Equity Economics lead economist Angela Jackson, and AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver.