Federal Budget 2011: coverage

Treasurer Wayne Swan hands down his annual Federal Budget tonight and here’s how Free to Air Networks will be covering it.

Might be one show were Twitter would actually liven things up?

ABC:
ABC1 and ABC NEWS 24
7.30pm – 8.30pm 7.30 Budget Special: The Treasurer’s Budget Speech 2011
WA – Coverage begins at 5.30pm. SA – Coverage begins at 7pm.
Live from Parliament House Canberra, Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan’s Budget speech. Hosted by Chris Uhlmann and Leigh Sales. Interviews with the Treasurer, and Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey, along with immediate analysis of the economic, political and social implications of what the Government says will be a tough budget. (Simulcast on ABC News 24)

10.30pm Lateline – Budget Special
Hosted by Ali Moore in Parliament House Canberra. Guests include Minister for Finance, Penny Wong,
Shadow Minister for Finance, Andrew Robb, as well as ANZ’s Warren Hogan, Australian Financial Review’s
Political Editor Laura Tingle and The Australian’s Economics Editor Michael Stutchbury. (Simulcast on ABC News 24)

11.05pm Lateline Business – Budget Special
Hosted by Ticky Fullerton, Lateline Business will be joined by guests including,Terry Davis, Managing Director
of Coca-Cola Amatil, HSBC Chief Economist, Paul Bloxham, JP Morgan Chief Economist, Stephen Walters. Finance correspondents Phillip Lasker and Andrew Robertson will provide a comprehensive round-up of the day’sevents. (Simulcast on ABC News 24)

NINE:
10.30pm AEST: Nine News Special: Federal Budget
(Airs 11:30pm Melb)

TEN:
10:30pm TEN Late News With Sports Tonight – Special Extended Bulletin (no replay of 6:30 with George Negus).

Thursday, May 12, 2011
ABC:
7.30pm – 8.30pm 7.30 Budget 2011: The Right Of Reply
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, live from Parliament House Canberra with the Opposition’s right of reply to the Federal Budget. Hosted by Chris Uhlmann and Leigh Sales. Following the Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s Budget Right of Reply, full analysis and commentary on the politics and economics of the Federal Budget. (Simulcast on ABC News 24)

Additional budget coverage on ABC News 24:
6pm The Drum Hosted by Steve Cannane and joined by guest panellists, Ross Cameron (former Liberal MP), Miriam Lyons from the Centre for Policy Development and ABC NewsRadio’s National Political Editor, Marius Benson.

8.30pm – 10pm Budget 2011 Special Presented by Scott Bevan and ABC News 24 Political Editor Lyndal Curtis,
rolling news coverage and analysis of the Federal Budget 2011.

10pm The Drum – Budget Special Lively discussion and debate in response to the Treasurer’s 2011 Federal Budget.
Hosted by Steve Cannane and joined by guest panellists, Adam Creighton from the Centre for Independent Studies,
Simon Banks from Hawker Britton and ABC Economics Correspondent, Stephen Long.