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Australian government faces critical economic test as national mood hits post-COVID low

Australia's government faces critical tests this week as national mood plummets to post-COVID lows. Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivers the budget Tuesday while Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock's latest rate rise undermines the government's economic credibility. With a Farrer byelection Saturday and opposition budget-reply speech Thursday, political fortunes will shift dramatically amid Trump-fueled global uncertainty and recession fears.

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