Deficit Promises Are Good For A Laugh, But Little Else
As the major parties and the media obsess over the race to surplus, an inconvenient fact…More
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It’s The Economy, Stupid
For a Coalition Treasurer, giving a speech to a group of accountants should be a…More
Swan's Zero-Sum Surplus
Is Wayne Swan about to blow up the economy? It sounds like a silly question,…More
Now For The Hard Part
As I remarked on budget night, Wayne Swan’s second budget is full of political risks…More
Budget 2009: A Gamble Posing As Prudence
This is a budget framed by one over-arching reality: the global financial crisis and the…More
Key Budget Announcements
As the Treasurer says in the opening line of his budget speech, "this budget is…More
Hey Big Spender
The federal budget almost certainly moved into deficit this week — and nobody cared. As…More