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 MagazineBishop stares down critics: ‘I turn down many more roles than I take on’Myriam RobinThis restaurant has New York buzz. You’ll never guess where it isThe watch brands courting women with dazzling designsBOSS Financial ReviewHow the Ford family plans to avoid a Murdoch succession battlePatrick DurkinWhy this top Nike exec starts her day with a protein coffeeAs election losers, what will Dutton and Bandt do next?Life & LeisureFamily-owned St Agnes marks a century with ultra-rare brandy bottlingsMax AllenDelicious cake knives and interiors to boost your moodMeet the Melbourne-based master of lighting designRich List‘Grave social evil’: Howard urges government to crack down on pokiesGreg Bearup and Zoe SamiosHow a Sydney billionaire became the pokies king of Alice SpringsMeet the other Lew: Steven, who’s quietly built a $1b retail empire
