Joe Hockey in $51b budget about-face
![Treasurer Joe Hockey has changed his tune over a forecast $51 billion budget black hole, saying the figure is wrong.](http://web.archive.org./web/20141111113013im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2014/11/11/5976678/Thumbnail6310312311f764image.related.thumbnail.320x214.11kioj.png1415700647611.jpg-100x66.jpg)
He declined to deny analysis that suggested a budget black hole. It was a different story by the afternoon.
He declined to deny analysis that suggested a budget black hole. It was a different story by the afternoon.
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