Petrol prices hit $1.445 a litre in the week leading up to the Easter holidays, rising 7 cents to 21 cents a litre in just a seven-day period to a 22-week high.
The capital gains tax landscape will change dramatically if Labor's proposed policies become law.
I must confess that there was plenty of good, little that was bad, and nothing that could be remotely described as nasty.
Measures in the budget, if they see the light of day, will give older Australians more opportunities to top up their retirement savings.