21 September 2026

Deficits for the next 40 years and a shrinking, ageing Australia in Jim Chalmers’ intergenerational report

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Australia’s federal budget will not return to surplus for the next 40 years, as long-term structural spending pressures weigh on the bottom line and the nation ages and shrinks.

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