Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has delivered his third federal budget – in which the government has run up eye-watering amounts of debt while making serious investments in areas including aged care, childcare and mental health.

Today on Please Explain, Tory Maguire is joined by chief political correspondent David Crowe and senior economics correspondent Shane Wright for their insight into the 2021 federal budget.

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