As the budget looms, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been softening up voters for some challenging figures — pointing to the economic uncertainty Trump's trade wars have unleashed. But will voters be looking for a cost-of-living sugar hit?

Meanwhile, Peter Dutton raised the prospect of another referendum — but it's had a lukewarm reception from his own party. The Prime Minister has also pounced on the dissent and labelled it "a thought bubble without the thought."

Lenore Taylor, Guardian Australia Editor joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly on The Party Room.

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