2026-27 Federal Budget - Media Coverage

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ABC’s coverage so far

7:30pm - Treasurer’s Speech
8pm - 7.30 Special

7.30

FEDERAL BUDGET 2026 TUESDAY 12 MAY FROM 7.30PM Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down the 2026 Federal Budget, live from Canberra. 7:30pm: The Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ speech. 8:00pm: Budget 2026: 730 Budget Special hosted by Sarah Ferguson including interviews with the Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson with analysis from Jane Norman, Jacob Greber, Ian Verrender and Tom Crowley. The ABC will broadcast Opposition Leader Angus Taylor’s Budget Reply speech at 7:30pm (AEST…

8:30pm - Insiders Budget Special

Insiders

INSIDERS BUDGET SPECIAL [image] TUESDAY 12 MAY 8.30PM A primetime Insiders Budget Special with David Speers. David Speers will be joined by budget experts Chris Richardson and Aruna Sathanapally and get political analysis from Insiders regulars Patricia Karvelas, Melissa Clarke and Jacob Greber. Business reporter David Chau looks at what’s in the budget for small and large businesses, and disability affairs reporter Nas Campanella will provide her analysis of changes to the NDIS.

The ABC will also broadcast the oppositions right of reply on Thursday the 14th of March at 7:30pm.