Aussie budget prepares ground for the next election
ANALYSIS: The Albanese Government delivered a surplus and spent money appeasing groups across the economy, but with deficits on the horizon it might not be able to be so generous next year
WATCH: NBR senior journalist Lachlan Colquhoun speaks with Maria Slade.
Underarm is not a betting man but if he was he’d be tempted to put money on an Australian election before May 2025.
Everything in last night’s Federal Budget reeks of an election budget, and the evidence begins in the forecasts.
For a start, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has landed a surplus for the
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