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    Breakfast Wrap: Inside the budget lockup

    12/05/2026 | 24 mins.
    Its budget day! We hear from Carrington Clarke as he prepares for the lock-up in Parliament House. 
    Finance Minister Katy Gallagher previews what we can expect, and her shadow across the aisle Claire Chandler lays out the Coalition's questions. 
    Then we hear about the pressure British PM  Keir Starmer is under as multiple Labour MPs and Cabinet Ministers call time on his leadership.
    Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.
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    Changing Australia: Wyn Jones and protecting the Blue Mountains and Wollemi Pine

    11/05/2026 | 12 mins.
    Deep in the forests of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, there lies a secret location of the pre-historic Wollemi Pine.
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    Government to table response to gambling reform

    11/05/2026 | 4 mins.
    More than a month since being announced, and on budget day, the Federal Government is set to table its long-awaited formal response to the Peta Murphy review into curbing gambling harm
    Crossbench MPs have criticised the government for what they call half-measures and are stepping up their campaign for further changes, ahead of them being legislated later this year.
    Guest: The Reverend Tim Costello is the Chief Advocate for the Alliance for Gambling Reform
    Producers: Grace Stranger, Joe Sullivan
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    Opposition says government must explain how tax changes will improve housing market

    11/05/2026 | 6 mins.
    Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares to hand down tonight's high-stakes budget – with the government seeking to tackle intergenerational equity amid war in the Middle East and runaway inflation.
    The Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers is describing this budget as his most ambitious yet. So will it be? 
    GUEST: Claire Chandler, Shadow Minister for Finance 
    PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle
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    Productivity Commission says government taking productivity challenge 'seriously'

    11/05/2026 | 6 mins.
    The federal government says productivity will be a key pillar in tonight's budget.
    The Treasurer Jim Chalmers says a "productivity package" will incentivise states to adopt reforms aimed at speeding up housing approvals and construction.
    The Productivity Commission says regulation is adding up to $320,000 to the cost of an average home, and it's urging the government to embrace wider economic reforms.
    Guest: Danielle Wood, Chair of the Productivity Commission.
    Producer: Jason Whittaker

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