The government’s economic narrative began to emerge more clearly this week when it handed down its first budget. University of Canberra acting vice-chancellor Frances Shannon and professorial fellow Michelle Grattan take a look at how the budget and Labor’s reply position both on the verge of an election campaign.
Michelle Grattan does...
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In response to the government’s pre-election budget, Labor’s Shadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh, a former professor of economics, describes an alternative economic plan.
Leigh tells Michelle Grattan that a Labor government would have delivered a budget that faced down Australia’s big economic challenges.
“They include...
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