As Gillard's budget disintegrates, roll on September IN the Macquarie Dictionary the word shambles is defined as: "1. a slaughterhouse; 2. any place of carnage;. 3. any place or thing in confusion or disorder. There can't be a better word than shambles to describe the state into which this government has descended. The unravelling of budget predictions and projections continues apace. There won't be much news next week because it's all being leaked to prepare us for the ugly truth: government finances are in a mess on every front.