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Budget week reveals an appetite for government but not to govern

  • Written by The Conversation
imageA swing and a miss: instead of taking its own advice to 'have a go' in its second budget, the government is like the captain who sends in a nightwatchman instead of himself.AAP/Tony Ashby

The federal budget confirms a voracious appetite for government in Australia, but a tepid will to govern. The government wants everyone to “have a...

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