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Big budget idea built on shaky ground
The centrepiece of the PM's campaign derives from serious economic modelling but it might not have been completely thought through.
Peter Martin is the Economics Editor for The Age.
The centrepiece of the PM's campaign derives from serious economic modelling but it might not have been completely thought through.
Malcolm Turnbull might have sown the seeds of his own destruction.
This type of federal budget is rare. The Turnbull government sought and adopted best practice. You can’t argue with that.
Most of us reporting the federal budget get little sleep the night after. We are busy "unwinding".
Victorian treasurer Tim Pallas luxuriates in surpluses, but he’s also protecting his revenue base, unlike another treasurer in Canberra.
The government's theme for selling the budget reads like a Seinfeld script.
One of the worst myths ever promoted by an industry association is that all we need is self-control.
Face reality: we can’t vote for better schools and hospitals in state elections and lowers taxes in federal elections and expect to get both.
The Prime Minister uses discredited analysis to exaggerate reasons to reinstate the Australian Building and Construction Commission.
Australia is better placed than most of the rest of the world to fight off a economic shock, says Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens.
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