Lite Lunch, Tuesday, October 6th, 2026

I, I, I ac- I have to say, I actually laugh about the budget, Louise, when I think about it, you know, the way it happens now, and this has been the case for some time.

You know, the way they drip feed out this-

Mm.

You know, people are gonna get this-

Everyone knows

... and that, that's gonna rise and things.

And then you have the, uh, hi- the histrionics, may I say, of-

Flags

... "Oh, you know, the minister for sport is in there battling for his corner," and this absolute horse dung.

You know, like, the, the, the, the, they think we honestly fall for all that type of stuff.

I know there are two parties in government and independents, and people are trying to, you know, get their own kudos, et cetera.

But honestly, the, the government, they have a pile of money.

They're going to delve it out.

But in my opinion with budgets, it's just moving the deck chairs, to be honest with you.

That's all it is.

Mm-hmm.

You know what I mean?

And then you have the flags that go, "Oh, we're giving five year old to such and such group."

[laughs]

And then they give 10, and everybody's really thankful and happy.

[laughs] Absolutely, and, uh-

And then you have the reaction.

Of course.

Nobody's ever happy-happy.

No, and we'll have lots of reaction, by the way, here with Adrian on The Agenda in the morning, and ourselves on Light Lunch as well tomorrow as, uh, the dust settles o- on the, uh, budget.

I, I, I ac- I have to say, I actually laugh about the budget, Louise, when I think about it, you know, the way it happens now, and this has been the case for some time.

You know, the way they drip feed out this-

Mm.

You know, people are gonna get this-

Everyone knows

... and that, that's gonna rise and things.

And then you have the, uh, hi- the histrionics, may I say, of-

Flags

... "Oh, you know, the minister for sport is in there battling for his corner," and this absolute horse dung.

You know, like, the, the, the, the, they think we honestly fall for all that type of stuff.

I know there are two parties in government and independents, and people are trying to, you know, get their own kudos, et cetera.

But honestly, the, the government, they have a pile of money.

They're going to delve it out.

But in my opinion with budgets, it's just moving the deck chairs, to be honest with you.

That's all it is.

Mm-hmm.

You know what I mean?

And then you have the flags that go, "Oh, we're giving five year old to such and such group."

[laughs]

And then they give 10, and everybody's really thankful and happy.

[laughs] Absolutely, and, uh-

And then you have the reaction.

Of course.

Nobody's ever happy-happy.

No, and we'll have lots of reaction, by the way, here with Adrian on The Agenda in the morning, and ourselves on Light Lunch as well tomorrow as, uh, the dust settles o- on the, uh, budget.