Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down the Albanese government’s first budget.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will unveil his first budget on Tuesday evening, with cost‑of‑living pressures and budget repair high on the agenda, follow all the developments live.

Chief Political correspondent David Crowe breaks down what's in Treasurer Jim Chalmers' first budget and what it means for you.

Your guide to who gained the most – and who missed out – in the federal budget.

Josh Aloiai had some stunning words for critics of the Manly rainbow rebels when he sat down for an exclusive interview with 9News.

Jim Chalmers’ first Budget makes good on some election promises, but there’s still plenty of work ahead. Here’s what our experts thought.

Melbourne trainer Grahame Begg wants answers from Racing NSW handicappers after Chris Waller’s French import Welwal took the last place in the Golden Eagle field ahead of Begg’s Cardinal Gem.

An agreement between the federal and state governments aims to boost housing construction to more than 200,000 properties a year to help address the country’s housing crisis.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers revealed a grim forecast in Labor’s first budget in nine years, warning of soaring prices and slowing economic growth.

Surging inflation is erasing headline wages growth despite government promises that industrial relations reforms will spark new growth.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ “solid and sensible” plan is not so much good or bad as incomplete. This is the BNPL budget – buy now, pay later.

This is a budget that cannot guarantee the most important election promise of all: higher wages.

Dr Jim Chalmers has observed the doctor’s sacred obligation under the Hippocratic oath – do no harm.

Those households hoping for significant cost-of-living relief in this budget will be sorely disappointed.

Families, small business owners and high-income earners also have something to gain from the budget.

The budget shows looming concerns that key attempts to quell price pressures could stop consumer spending in its tracks.

The government also plans to raise $3.7 billion by targeting tax-dodging by individuals and businesses.

NSW will receive just 17 per cent of federal funding set aside for key road and rail projects, with the bulk going to Victoria and Queensland.

Victoria has been given more than its fair share of road and rail spending in the federal budget, but most of it goes on the contentious rail project.

The federal government has vowed to restore trust in the troubled scheme, promising $126.3 million to set up a fraud taskforce.