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Amy Auster

March

Katy Gallagher and Jim Chalmers read through their budget.

Budget was the grand final, not the season opener. Here’s the score

The windfall from the resources boom has been both a blessing for Australia and a curse for decades, giving the government a free kick on fiscal discipline.

October 2022

Jim Chalmers is congratulated by his team after delivering the budget.

Treasurer crafts a patient innings

In a year of global uncertainty, confounded by the most significant geopolitical threats we have experienced this century, this budget is a winning knock.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers was able to get some global perspective in Washington this week.

How we should use this budget breather

The commodities boom has given the federal government some time and space to revive sidelined policies and start thinking about budget repair.

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