The Budget Is Over. The Fight Isn’t. Four weeks after the 2026 Federal Budget, Australia is still arguing about it.

The Budget was handed down four weeks ago.

So why are we still fighting about it?

This week on The Pub Test, Neil Pharaoh and Dr Erin Watson hear two very different takes on the 2026 Federal Budget.

Joseph Mitchell from the ACTU says it starts shifting the burden from workers to wealth.

Innes Willox from Australian Industry Group says it risks creating uncertainty for business, investment and small employers.

Workers versus wealth. Growth versus fairness. Certainty versus reform.

The Budget may be over — but the argument clearly isn’t.

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