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# Dr Debajyoti Chakrabarty on tacking financial distress in the federal budget
- URL: https://www.loughlinpatrick.com/otb-budget23/
- Published: 2023-05-09T07:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-14T20:33:46.000Z
- Author: Loughlin Patrick
- Tags: Politics, Portfolio, SYN Media, Listen

The Albanese Government's first full-year federal budget is on the way as cost of living pressures continue to bite around Australia. Dr Debajyoti Chakrabarty speaks about what choices people are facing right now, and the options available to the federal government in the budget.