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Trump is proposing a budget with little substance and filled with politically toxic spending cuts, making it very unlikely to go anywhere, even in a Republican Congress.
The National Endowment for the Arts is on the chopping block…again. But this time, the ideological justifications don’t pass muster.
Modern monetary theory is gaining traction in a global economic environment that defies the efforts of policymakers to restore growth.
Scandals, elections, budgets, 2016 had it all. Here’s what made news in business and economics.
Beyond debates about the avocado smash generation lies some misnomers on which generation had it better.
The government has agreed to report some budget numbers on a per capita basis. But there’s a lot more to do in how we talk about numbers.
President Trump’s 2018 budget request cuts funding for NASA Earth observation research and cancels four missions. Weather forecasters, businesses, scientists and the armed forces rely on this data.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is saved - albeit with less money.
With nearly 25 years of uninterrupted economic growth at risk of coming to an end, the new government must make budget repair a priority.
A study estimates that Americans would pay $92 billion yearly in extra taxes to protect national parks. But the Trump Administration’s budget calls for cuts.
Consider this statement from Treasurer Scott Morrison about the alleged financial “black hole” in Labor’s program. “The worst case scenario is $67 billion. Best case scenario is a $32 billion black hole…
Tony Abbott spent just shy of two years as Prime Minister, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t leave a lasting legacy.
There’s more than the GST to consider when seeking revenue from tax.
Federal treasurer Scott Morrison said that expenditure as a share of the economy under this government is falling, not increasing. Is that right?
The Commission of Audit set the high water mark for reform designed to protect Australia against an economic downturn. One year on, little of it has made it into policy.
What you make of the federal budget will be based on quick judgement rather than any careful analysis. And that’s just the way politicians like it.
Following our series on Tony Abbott’s five pillars of the economy, today we look at a sector overlooked by the prime minister.
In the latest in our Budget Explainer series, Mark Crosby explains debt and deficit and where Australia stands.
In our federal budget explainer series, Guay Lim explains what Australia’s structural deficit really means.
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
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Senior lecturer, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Public Finance, Harvard Kennedy School
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Emeritus Professor of Economics (Griffith University) and Teaching Associate (University of Queensland), Griffith University
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Professor, Centre of Policy Studies and the Impact Project, Victoria University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
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Graduate Research Fellow of Sustainable Design and Construction, Stanford University
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Adjunct Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Sr. Associate Vice President for Research and Research Professor, University of Oregon
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Research fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
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PhD Candidate, Global Projects Center, Stanford University