# Australia politics live: Chalmers and Gallagher to present final budget outcome as RBA hike looms

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- The Guardian, 2026-09-27 21:01 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/28/labor-anthony-albanese-openai-ai-hacks-coalition-one-nation-medicare-budget-ntwnfb

> Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher will release the final budget outcome for the 2025-26 financial year on Monday. Chalmers is expected to say that, despite challenges facing the government, the deficit came in below the initial forecast, improving the budget by billions of dollars.