CANBERRA, ACT, May 23 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:

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Subjects: 2026 Budget, capital gains tax, housing, income tax reform, NDIS, social and economic participation, global political trends, One Nation and the Coalition, gas tax, tertiary education, aspiration

Mark Kenny:

G'day there and welcome to another Democracy Sausage. I'm Mark Kenny, Director of the Australian Studies Institute at ANU.

Marija Taflaga:

And I'm DrMarija Taflaga from the School of Politics and International Relations.

Kenny:

Marija, it's our great pleasure this week to welcome back to Democracy Sausage the Treasurer of Australia, Jim Chalmers, former alum of ANU of course. G'day there, Jim.

Jim Chalmers:

Hi Mark, hi Marija. T...