Monday 24 March
QandA will be in Melbourne on Monday to discuss what should be in the pre-election budget. Allegra Spender, Adam Creighton, Angela Jackson and Sean Kelly join the panel.
It’s Jim Chalmers’ fourth budget – and by far the most important.
There’s red ink everywhere as the community cries out for more cost of living relief. And all on the eve of a neck-and-neck election.
What should the Treasurer’s priorities be? What are the budget breaks – and big economic reforms – that would make Australians’ lives easier?
On Q+A, on the eve of the budget, four sharp financial and political minds break it down and offer their solutions on productivity and prosperity for all.
Q+A is broadcasting from Melbourne on Monday, March 24 at 9.35pm AEDT.
On the Panel
Allegra Spender
Independent Member for Wentworth
Allegra Spender was elected as an independent member for Wentworth under the Climate 200 ‘Teal’ banner in May 2022. Before parliament, Ms Spender worked as a business analyst at McKinsey, a policy analyst with UK Treasury and was later the managing director at Carla Zampatti.
Adam Creighton
IPA Chief Economist & The Australian columnist
Adam Creighton was named Senior Fellow and Chief Economist at the Institute of Public Affairs in January. He’s been an award-winning journalist, with a special interest in tax and financial policy. He was The Australian’s United States correspondent based in Washington DC and remains a columnist for the masthead
Angela Jackson
Lead Economist, Impact Economics
Dr Angela Jackson is an economist. In April, she takes up a role as Social Policy Commissioner at the Productivity Commission. She is a member of the government’s Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee, which recently recommended that the rate of JobSeeker be substantially increased and for the government to introduce an official measure of poverty.
Sean Kelly
Author, columnist & former Labor adviser
Sean Kelly is a journalist, author and former political adviser. He writes columns for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald and regularly contributes to The Monthly. His book - The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison - was published in 2021 and was shortlisted for multiple awards.