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Battle over windfalls in ‘hold my beer’ election that consigns fiscal rectitude to history books
There was a time when the political class strived to balance budgets after lean years. Seemingly long forgotten, as all…
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‘Smart politics, dumb policy’: Chalmers, Taylor to debate economic future
Greens leader Adam Bandt has joined economists in criticising the housing policy pitches of both Labor and the Coalition, labelling…
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Jim Chalmers confirms deficit in next week’s federal budget
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed the brief era of budget surpluses will end next week, when he will hand…
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Treasurer blames $1.8bn budget ‘slippage’ on veteran payouts
A worsening budget position to be handed down on Wednesday is due in part to $1.8 billion in extra money…
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