Turnbull government to release budget update a week before Christmas

By Eryk Bagshaw, James Massola
Updated December 10 2017 - 3:13pm, first published 3:06pm
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Treasurer Scott Morrison will deliver a better than expected mid-year budget update a week before Christmas, as company profits and high employment figures stir the economy back to life.