Parliament sitting — Budget eve

Budget Eve...

Parliament is back. House and Senate both sit today ahead of Budget tomorrow night. Budget is obviously always a bolded feature in many people's diaries; this year it could be argued that more eyes and ears than average will tune in (and not just from within Australia) given global geostrategic and economic circumstances.

What's happening today:

1. The sitting week opens with the usual procedural business, but expect Government business to be managed tightly to clear the decks for the Budget introduction tomorrow.

2. Senate Economics Legislation Committee tables its inquiry report on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Regulations 2026. This report is directly Budget-adjacent; the Government's superannuation guarantee changes are expected to feature in tomorrow's measures. I'll have a short summary tomorrow morning and if this is in your area(s) of interest, read the committee's recommendations before the Treasurer stands up tomorrow night.

3. Submissions close today for the Joint Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works inquiry into the CSIRO Clayton upgrade. Niche, but relevant if you track research infrastructure or Victorian building projects.

Question Time at 2pm will be pre-Budget positioning from both sides. Listen for what the Opposition targets, it tells you which measures they've heard are coming. I'll give you a short summary tomorrow morning in case you miss it.

A quick note if you're reading this because someone forwarded it, sign up at statekraft.au/krafted (statekraft.au) - while you're there, have a look at what Statekraft can do for you. Budget week is the worst possible week to be tracking policy manually.

Or, if you know a colleague who needs Krafted. for Budget week, you know where to send them!

— Mia