{"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":"Why Labor's 'breadcrumb' budget feels like a meal","slug":"why-labor-s-breadcrumb-budget-feels-like-a-meal","published_at":"2026-05-15T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740/why-labor-s-breadcrumb-budget-feels-like-a-meal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/7am/why-labors-breadcrumb-budget-feels-like-a-meal","audio_url":"https://p.podderapp.com/2544644999/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/62723a1f-3e96-4fc4-882c-b25e0181da4d/15ca8c8d-95cd-41d7-8eb2-b44b0066710a/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=70f29d90-2a63-48aa-bf8f-b25e0181da70","summary":"After Labor handed down its fifth budget, Anthony Albanese spent the week answering one question: had he broken his promise? The government wanted the budget framed as a fairness agenda built around changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax and trusts, and a pitch to younger Australians locked out of housing. Instead, the immediate political fight became whether voters could trust the prime minister. But the noise around broken-promises obscures deeper conversations about what the housing tax changes will actually deliver, the omission of a gas export levy, and the tens of billions of dollars being cut from the NDIS. Meanwhile, Angus Taylor’s budget reply showed where the Coalition wants the argument to go next: migration, welfare and net zero – as One Nation surges in the polls. Today, Cheek Media CEO and host of  Big Small Talk , Hannah Ferguson, on the ambition, compromises and contradictions in Labor’s budget – and what young voters are being asked to accept.   If you enjoy 7am , the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support .   Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Cheek Media CEO and host of the Big Small Talk podcast, Hannah Ferguson. Photo:  AAP Image/Mick Tsikas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","meta_description":"After Labor handed down its fifth budget, Anthony Albanese spent the week answering one question: had he broken his promise? The government wanted the bud…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1016,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/7am-529740/episodes/why-labor-s-breadcrumb-budget-feels-like-a-meal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740/why-labor-s-breadcrumb-budget-feels-like-a-meal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}