Labor’s cash handouts cannot disguise the fact that its budget fails to address the policy concerns of young voters. By Freya Leach.
Read MoreA report this week by the Grattan Institute offers clues as to how a Labor government might reduce the structural deficit which it estimates will rise to $100 billion if left unchecked by the end of the decade. The report’s title, “Back in black?” would be heartening were it not for the question mark which suggests that Grattan thinks that budget deficits from here to eternity are an actual option. By Nick Cater.
Read MoreThe pragmatism of Budget 2021-22 sets Australia on a world beating pathway to economic recovery, argues the Federal Treasurer in a speech to the MRC. The following is an edited transcript.
Read MoreThe Treasurer has delivered a Liberal budget in illiberal circumstances, built on enterprise, families and hope. By Nick Cater.
Read MoreJobs and wealth are created by business, not government, but Labor don’t get it. By Tim James.