With 11 rate rises, soaring rents, rising grocery bills and eye-popping power prices, it's become really hard for a lot of Australians to make ends meet.
So as the government prepares to deliver a budget tomorrow, how and who is it going to help?
Today, Radio National Breakfast host and the Party Room podcast co-host, Patricia Karvelas, on what might be on offer, and whether Labor will go after the big end of town.
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Patricia Karvelas, host, ABC RN Breakfast and co-host, The Party Room