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Steady as she goes for the Australian economy
THERE’S an old saying among economists: forecasting is hard, especially about the future. It’s been harder in the past few years than at any time in living memory, with the financial crisis and its...
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Let’s focus on what the Budget does for us, not the bottom line
I WASN’T looking for tax cuts in this year’s Budget. I was looking for measures that would make sure we protect jobs. After all, if you don’t have a job paying tax is the least of your worries. I was...
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Swan avoids the axe as he focuses on jobs and growth
WAYNE Swan has handed down a Budget that focuses on jobs and growth and provides a big increase to infrastructure investment, while largely avoiding taking the axe to public spending. In his sixth...
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Abbott’s Budget plan: giveth with one hand, taketh with the other
THE average worker would be thousands of dollars worse off in retirement under a plan unveiled by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott in his Budget reply speech last night. Responding to Tuesday’s Federal...
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