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Jim Chalmers says budget to address economic anxieties ‘driving’ Australians to One Nation

influenced decisions to reform negative gearing and taxes, with Jim Chalmers admitting many Australians are feeling economic anxieties that are “driving them to consider” rightwing populist parties. The treasurer and Anthony Albanese have conceded that

Rightwing provocateur’s plan to register ‘Free Palestine party’ renews concern over Victoria’s voting system

influence the election result. Yemini and Smit’s plans rely on the Victoria’s upper house remaining the only house of parliament in Australia still using the [group voting ticket system (GVTs)](https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/dec/01/voting-in-victoria-is-broken-heres-how-it-could-be-fixed-and-who-would-benefit),

POV: you’re Jim Chalmers using social media to sell the most ambitious budget of your life

parties now fighting to win over voters online as well as the real world, it’s commonplace to see politicians filming TikToks in parliament’s courtyards, arriving for public appearances wearing large Rode microphones