This week on Q+A, it’s all about the bottom line.

As the Government prepares to deliver what it hopes will be an election-winning budget, are the nation’s voters struggling to pay the bills?

The rising cost of living, housing and labour shortages and inflationary pressures are all squeezing household finances. The Government is promising one-off payments to low and middle income earners, but will this be enough?

Overseas, a volatile international climate is disrupting global supply chains and fuel prices. How are Australia’s key diplomatic and business partnerships faring in a global economy?

And in South Australia, Labor has come from opposition to land a decisive victory in the weekend state election. Are there lessons to be learned as a pandemic-weary electorate prepares to vote in the upcoming federal poll?