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Simon Birmingham

Can Labor build on what it was given?

The Albanese government has inherited as strong an economy as any developed nation could hope for. But can it resist the temptation to tax and spend?

Some things in politics are as predictable as the sun rising in the east. One such predictability is that a new government will seek to undermine the legacy of its predecessor. With great audacity, the Albanese government is transparently deploying this tactic against the economic management of the previous Coalition government.

Will Albanese and Chalmers avoid temptation as their predecessors did?  SMH

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Simon Birmingham is a former federal trade minister and ANZ’s Head of Asia Pacific Engagement.

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