The federal budget has been hit by a fierce campaign from large sections of the media and a handful of high-profile millennial entrepreneurs. But so far, Labor’s polling has remained relatively unscathed.

But that doesn’t mean voters are happy. People might not be shifting their votes over this budget, but many still feel there’s nothing in it for them right now.

For the Coalition, that should be an opening. Instead, it's One Nation turning that frustration into real momentum.

Today, Director of Strategy and Analytics at RedBridge Group, Kos Samaras, on Labor’s budget woes, the Coalition’s failure to capitalise, and the populist right’s growing hold on Australian politics.

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Guest: RedBridge Group Director, Kos Samaras

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It started with a single nightclub attack and escalated into what’s been dubbed Melbourne’s hospitality crime war.

More than 30 clubs, pubs and restaurants have now been targeted in drive-by shootings, break-ins and firebombings. And while dozens of arrests have now been made, the people behind the attacks remain a mystery.

One theory? That an international crime syndicate led by a man called “the Ghost” is ordering the hits from a bunker in Iraq.

Today, senior reporter at the Herald Sun, Seb Costello, on the escalating attacks threatening the lives and livelihoods of Melbourne venue owners.

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Guest: Senior reporter at the Herald Sun, Seb Costello

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For two decades, we’ve had a tax policy that pushed up house prices, gave landlords huge advantages, and ultimately created an intergenerational wealth divide.

A week ago, the government said it wanted to do something about that and announced changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax.

But the budget hasn’t gone down well – for some, it doesn’t go far enough to make a real difference to the housing market. For others, particularly in business, changes to capital gains go too far.

Today, Treasurer Jim Chalmers defends his budget.

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Guest: Treasurer Jim Chalmers

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