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All eyes on Thursday’s budget update

Opinion: Grant Robertson's 100-day update needs to make a definitive statement about the values and direction of the Coalition.

Fri, 08 Dec 2017

It’s difficult to think of worse public policy than making the first year of tertiary education free.

The cost of the new government’s policy, along with other changes to student allowances, is $380 million in 2017/18, suggesting the full-year cost will be at least double that. Looking ahead,

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