Australia news live: tributes flow for Barry Humphries; government under scrutiny on jobseeker ahead of budget

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Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has appeared on Sky News this morning and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher is being interview on ABC Insiders this morning where she is expected to discuss the upcoming budget and the governments reluctance to lift social security payments.

We’ll bring you all the latest as it comes.