Why young people are so angry about housing, and whether this budget will fix it

Why young people are so angry about housing, and whether this budget will fix it

From The Morning Edition by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

April 30, 2026 · 27 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of inflation and interest rates on the upcoming budget, housing issues, and government buzzwords.

Inflation figures were out this week, and it wasn’t good news. Next week’s interest rates figures from the Reserve Bank aren't looking crash hot either. So how do these results impact Jim Chalmers’ impending budget and what are the chances the treasurer will press ahead with changes to taxes and housing? We also chat about the government’s new favourite buzzwords from ‘intergenerational equity’ to ‘resilience’ and what they really mean. And finally, we discuss whether Angus Taylor’s argument that Welcome to Country greetings were overused was a dog whistle from the opposition leader, or reflects a broad sentiment in the community. Joining host Jacqueline Maley this week are chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal and senior economics correspondent Shane Wright. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jacqueline Maley

Guests: Paul Sakkal, Shane Wright

Topics covered

  • housing
  • budget
  • inflation
  • interest rates
  • government policy
  • intergenerational equity
  • community sentiment

Keywords

  • housing crisis
  • budget analysis
  • inflation
  • interest rates
  • government policy
  • intergenerational equity
  • community sentiment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jim Chalmers, Reserve Bank, Angus Taylor, government

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