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ABC 7.30 presses Treasurer on 'broken promises' in budget interview

tvMay 12, 202635464

On ABC 7.30, presenter Sarah Ferguson pressed Treasurer Jim Chalmers on reversed election pledges during a Budget 2026 interview. Ferguson singled out proposed changes to housing tax concessions and demanded specific explanations for the policy shifts. Chalmers defended the decisions as necessary trade-offs to deliver the budget. The exchange focused scrutiny on the government's credibility and could influence parliamentary votes on the Budget 2026 measures.