{"podcast":{"title":"7am","slug":"7am-529740","podcast_index_feed_id":529740,"rss_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/62723a1f-3e96-4fc4-882c-b25e0181da4d/70f29d90-2a63-48aa-bf8f-b25e0181da70/podcast.rss","website_url":"http://7ampodcast.com.au/","image_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/62723a1f-3e96-4fc4-882c-b25e0181da4d/70f29d90-2a63-48aa-bf8f-b25e0181da70/image.jpg?t=1754537181&size=Large","author":"Solstice Media","episode_count":2015,"summary":"An independent daily news show. We feature the country’s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740"},"episode":{"title":"Jim Chalmers defends his budget","slug":"jim-chalmers-defends-his-budget","published_at":"2026-05-20T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740/jim-chalmers-defends-his-budget","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/7am/jim-chalmers-defends-his-budget","audio_url":"https://p.podderapp.com/2544644999/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/62723a1f-3e96-4fc4-882c-b25e0181da4d/f415f76c-023d-493a-bb08-b45000642dbb/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=70f29d90-2a63-48aa-bf8f-b25e0181da70","summary":"For two decades, we&rsquo;ve had a tax policy that pushed up house prices, gave landlords huge advantages, and ultimately created an intergenerational wealth divide.&nbsp; A week ago, the government said it wanted to do something about that and announced changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax.&nbsp; But the budget hasn&rsquo;t gone down well &ndash; for some, it doesn&rsquo;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.&nbsp; Today, Treasurer Jim Chalmers defends his budget.&nbsp; &nbsp; If you enjoy&nbsp; 7am , the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support . &nbsp; Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Treasurer Jim Chalmers Photo:&nbsp; AAP Image/Lukas Coch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","meta_description":"For two decades, we’ve had a tax policy that pushed up house prices, gave landlords huge advantages, and ultimately created an intergenerational wea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":984,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/7am-529740/episodes/jim-chalmers-defends-his-budget/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740/jim-chalmers-defends-his-budget.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}