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Josh Gordon is The Age's state political editor. After a brief period in the Sydney banking world and the federal bureaucracy, Josh spent six years working as The Age's economics correspondent at Parliament House in Canberra. After cutting himself adrift to travel the world, he was lured back to reporting early in 2007. Most recently he has worked as The Sunday Age's politcal editor, based in Canberra, and The Age's state economics correspondent in Melbourne.
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Federal Budget 2015: Abbott must stop playing politics with infrastructure
Josh Gordon The Abbott government is claiming the East West Link has merely been mothballed and is "delayed but not dead".
Victoria
Federal budget 2015: Abbott demands $1.5 billion of East West Link cash
Josh Gordon Tony Abbott is demanding Victoria hand back $1.5 billion of East West Link cash as a major saving to pad out his second budget, paving the way for a bitter federal-state showdown over infrastructure...
Victoria
Budget keeps East-West Link money in locked box
Mark Kenny, Chief Political Correspondent, Josh Gordon Tuesday's budget will for the first time lock in federal funding for Melbourne's controversial East West Link, ignoring the Andrews government's decision to scrap the project and blighting hopes on...
Gillard's double-or-nothing bet
Josh Gordon When handing down last week's state budget, Victorian Treasurer Michael O'Brien claimed the September 14 federal election would be a "referendum" on the east-west road link.
Comment
Challenge to road link with $3b for Metro rail
Josh Gordon The Gillard government has pledged $3 billion for the Melbourne Metro rail tunnel, pitting it against the federal opposition, which has promised to spend half as much on the east-west road link.
East-west tunnel gets no Canberra funding
Josh Gordon, Lara O'toole, Richard Willingham Ensuring road to become a key point of differentiation during federal election campaign
Forget Western Hwy upgrade
Josh Gordon The federal government is preparing to rip $158 million from a major Victorian road project to help fund a controversial new freight terminal in western Sydney.
Refund plan aims to ease loss pain
Josh Gordon Wayne Swan has thrown a lifeline to small businesses that are battling against the high dollar and weak consumer spending, in an attempt to limit the pain of the two-speed economy.
Business pain, family gain
Josh Gordon BILLIONS of dollars will be siphoned from businesses and the wealthy into the pockets of families with children, with tax cuts, increased payments and lump-sum cash bonuses to tackle cost of living...
Unemployment worst on mainland
Tim Colebatch and Josh Gordon Victoria's economic slump touches a new low, with seasonally adjusted unemployment rising to 5.8 per cent, despite a rebound in jobs.
Australia surges, Victoria stalls
Peter Martin and Josh Gordon Australia's economy has roared out of the blocks after this year's natural disasters, posting a second quarter of strong growth on the back of the extraordinary mining boom in Western Australia and...
Smaller share two years running
Josh Gordon Prime Minister Julia Gillard's home state of Victoria has received a disproportionately small share of federal infrastructure cash.
Bank on it: mortgage exit fees to be banned
Josh Gordon Disgruntled bank customers will be able to switch home loans with impunity from the middle of next year under an overhaul of the banking sector.
Rates assault launched on four pillars
John Mangan and Josh Gordon Credit unions and building societies have declared war on the major banks, launching a major advertising campaign vowing to keep future interest rate rises to a bare minimum.
First home buyers saving scheme gets second revamp
Josh Gordon Treasurer Wayne Swan delivers only modest support for home buyers amid growing concern that Australia's housing boom has fuelled inflation and forced the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates.
Henry's super revolution: levy to jump to 12%
Josh Gordon Australia's superannuation system is set for a multibillion-dollar shake-up, with mandatory employer contributions to rise from 9 per cent to 12 per cent.
Dr Henry's super revolution: levy jumps to 12 per cent
Josh Gordon Australia's superannuation system is set for a multibillion-dollar shake-up, with mandatory employer contributions to rise from 9 per cent to 12 per cent.
