Skills, clean energy, housing key budget priorities for Hunter

Educating the next generation of workers and the long-awaited freight rail bypass are high on the Hunter's agenda for Jim Chalmers' pre-election budget. Main picture by Elesa Kurtz

Key Hunter advocates are pushing for progress on housing supply, clean energy and education in Tuesday's federal budget to set up the region for economic prosperity.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down the Albanese government's last budget before the next federal election on Tuesday night.