PoliticsFederalFederal budgetPrint articleOpinionBudget must spend political capital on economic reformThe challenge to the major parties is there. Both of them could work with independents to guide meaningful reforms through parliament.Allegra SpenderMember for WentworthMar 19, 2025 – 1.23pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginBudget night can be a night of celebration. Where governments say they are by behaving like Santa, sprinkling money like fairy dust over a range of worthy issues and constituencies. Priorities communicated by dollars committed.This cannot be one of those budget nights.Loading...Allegra Spender is the member for Wentworth.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreFederal budgetOpinionFederal electionAustralian economyTax reformLatest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetLauren SamsThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starHow Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlinesBOSS Financial ReviewCan you take an extended career break and not hurt your career?Hannah TattersallGen Z doesn’t do water cooler chat. Here’s what bosses should doHow skateboarding helps this director switch offLife & LeisureBodybuilding helps clear the mind of this Sydney business leaderLife & LeisurePorsche’s new hybrid 911 is a car in a league of its ownInside the Big Bang watch party in GenevaRich ListBillionaire furniture mogul’s $12m hinterland retreat smashes recordBonnie CampbellApartment prices in record jump to $19,000 per square metreCettire recruits Accent shoe chief Daniel Agostinelli to its board
