What to expect from the federal budget | 7.30

This week, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver his fourth budget. For him, and for Peter Dutton giving his reply on Thursday, it is a contest of ideas over how to manage the country's economy and how to sell that vision in the upcoming election.

7.30's political editor Laura Tingle is a veteran of federal budgets and begins our coverage with this analysis of the political debate.

Plus, Westpac's chief economist Luci Ellis speaks to Sarah Ferguson.

00:00 - Laura Tingle's analysis
07:40 - Interview with Luci Ellis

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