About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming Federal budget's earned income offset for workers and a victim's experience with the Antisemitism Royal Commission.

Australian workers will receive what Treasurer Jim Chalmers is calling an ‘earned income offset’ of up to $300 in next week’s Federal budget. Plus, a Jewish man tells the Antisemitism Royal Commission police encouraged him to drop his complaint against the alleged perpetrator of an antisemitic attack.  Read more:  Budget scoop: Jim Chalmers’ cash handouts for every working Australian Reserve Bank lifts cash rate to 4.35pc as inflation pressures persist Police 'encouraged' victim of antisemitic attack to drop case Live blog: Bondi massacre inquiry: Virginia Bell royal commission public hearings day two live See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• Australian budget
• earned income offset
• antisemitism
• Federal budget
• inflation
• cash rate

Keywords

• Federal budget
• Jim Chalmers
• earned income offset
• antisemitism
• Reserve Bank
• inflation
• cash rate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Antisemitism Royal Commission, Reserve Bank

Places: Australia

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