Opinion: Suppressing Fire Before an Early Election Call

This year’s Budget paves the way for an earlier election, should its assumptions prove accurate.

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers before handing down the 2024-25 Budget in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on May 14, 2024. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Commentary

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered a national budget in which the Albanese government predicts a surplus for a second year.