Craig

And in Sydney this morning, expecting a shower or two and expecting a high of 23 degrees.

Melbourne, mostly sunny with 28.

Brisbane, expecting a shower with 27 degrees.

And in Perth, expecting a high today of 26 degrees and a shower or two is possible.

Well, economists predict the budget's deficit will be slightly better than the $98.9 billion estimated in the mid-year economic and fiscal outlook.

Debt is edging towards $1 trillion, that's 45% of GDP.

And there is likely to be a few big announcements to come from the Treasurer on Tuesday.

But the government has already announced a string of cash splashes in the lead up to the budget.

So more details are coming out this coming Tuesday.

Shane Warne's state funeral is going to take place on Wednesday evening at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which is where in 1994 Warne completed his famous hat trick.

The MCG was also the venue Shane sneered his 700th test wicket on Boxing Day back in 2006.

which incidentally was his final test before retiring.

And this coming week, we're going to be talking with a cardiologist about taking care of yourself.

I think the timing around Shane Warne's state funeral is something we should probably pay attention to.

And there are now very accurate cardiovascular screening tests that are available freely to us that can detect early disease with preventative management.

So we'll take a look at that this coming week.

And real estate agents working in cities outside of Auckland say that the housing market has slowed, but it is not decreasing.

tanking the fomo scene over the last 18 months has disappeared and there are more houses being listed leading to more choice and less pressure for buyers this they say however is not a swing to a buyer's market but rather a more than even market that's comparable to pre-covid times

And other factors playing into the market include higher petrol prices, which are making people look at properties closer to town, which is helping the apartment market.

I reckon that's something that we probably need to watch here because