1[The House] Three parliamentary signs that a new budget is imminent Before each budget comes a political vanguard of announcements and trailers. Parliament has its own, less political signs that a budget is about to arrive. It is hard not to notice when governments get close to revealing a new budget. As they near, there is always a vanguard of political announcements and policy trailers. Alongside this political crescendo walks a quieter parliamentary parade. Annual pre-budget events in the House and Committees that act as less political signs of the budget to come. The Sunday Feature from The House notes three parliamentary budget precursors, in a compilation of this week’s weeknight editions: On Tuesday we noted that as the budget nears Parliament flexes some muscle, going over the head of the Government to add into the budget a soupcon of funding for its own three watchdogs. On Wednesday we noted that a committee inquiry into the Government’s budget strategy also acts as an early (and lone) opportunity for public feedback on those ideas. And on Thursday (as if you weren’t already sick of all things budget), we looked at the main event inside the debating chamber over the last two weeks - something that needs tidying up before a new budget arrives. But this year, the tidy-up got messy when the governing side, defending the old count, lost count. [Sunday 12 May 2024, 07:00]

2[Nellie's Baby] Episode 8: I’d like to find a sister The Coronial file brings us back to the question: Is there a sibling for Sarah out there somewhere? Kirsty tries to find out if Nellie did have another baby, and where that baby might be, but gets stuck in a kafkaesque nightmare of bureaucracy. Sarah reflects on her journey to find Nellie. We talk to a disability expert about what Nellie’s story really means, and if things are better now. [Season 2024, Episode 08, Friday 22 March 2024, 05:00]