23 Sep 2020

Australia: Border angst, Budget looms and new energy plan

From Nine To Noon, 9:52 am on 23 September 2020

Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to talk about continuing angst over state border closures, even as Victoria heads toward single-digit case numbers.

It's only two weeks to the much-delayed Budget, so there's lots of debate over whether to stimulate demand by bringing forward tax cuts or target support for lower income earners. And the government released its new energy plan, which looks very much like its old plan.

Scott Morrison will release the Budget in two weeks - but how will he spend money amid a Covid-created economic crisis?