Budget delayed until October, and new restrictions on indoor gatherings in latest coronavirus decisions
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The federal budget will be delayed until October 6, as the demands of dealing with the rapidly moving pandemic and the impossibility of forecasting have made the May timetable impossible.
State budgets will also be pushed back.
As the Morrison government prepares to announce on Sunday its second multi-billion package, which will dwarf last...