Wonky forecasts show it’s time for a new approach that adopts more conservative forecasts, and makes a genuine commitment to budget repair.
Articles on Budget 2017
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John Hewson describes the uncertain economic climate into which Scott Morrison will deliver next week's budget.
The government is seeking savings of $2.8 billion from higher education over the budget period, in another attempt at a major shake-up of Australia’s university sector.
Politics podcast: Jane Halton on how to make a federal budget
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In a special budget podcast for the University of Canberra's Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, Michelle Grattan discusses with Jane Halton the makings of a federal budget.
Local communities are likely to be dissatisfied with the report from the PRRT review because its recommendations only apply to future projects and won’t herald any changes in the budget.
The company tax cut may signal to the world that Australia wants to be competitive on corporate tax, but it won’t make much of a difference to our largest businesses and multinationals.
The latest thought bubbles about using super savings for housing might be less harmful than in the past, but they would be just as ineffective.
Uproar from businesses in the South East disguises a complex picture with the financial crisis at its heart.
Social welfare budgets have simply not been adequate to plug decades’ worth of under-resourcing, especially in black communities. It’s a good place for government to start giving life to its slogans
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania
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Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
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Professor and Chair, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Vice Provost (Research), Brunel University of London
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Associate Professor, Accounting, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer and Co-Director, Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence (EVCE), Cardiff University
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Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Business Law and Taxation Dept, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Reader in Economics, Aston University
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Adjunct professor, University of Canberra
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Assoc Prof. Renewable Energy, Monash University
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Professor of Public Economics, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney