Australia news live: Jim Chalmers says budget will include ‘difficult decisions’ as Allegra Spender calls for tax review; floods persist in rain-soaked NSW

A press conference is happening in Bathurst giving an update about the state’s deteriorating weather conditions expected over the next 36 hours.

Paul Toole, the deputy premier and member for Bathurst, one of the areas being hit by flooding, is the first to speak:

Over the coming days, we are expecting to see consistent rainfall across…