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Weekend Open Forum
There's another weekend ahead and so much to talk about. Here's a safe space to raise whatever is on your mind.
Politics & Current Affairs
Each-Way Albo's Budget of Bewildering Inconsistency
By forecasting a lot of pain, Labor are trying to take credit when it's not as bad as anticipated. Just in time for the next election.
3 min read
The Albanese government's mini-budget was a predictable affair.
It was the highest spending budget in the history of the country with more big-government programs.
The cradle to grave welfare state is strengthened and enterprise, initiative and self-reliance are weakened.
It's also based on some heroic assumptions and startling inconsistency.
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Another Attack on Business
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