Would Dutton’s proposed 25 per cent cut to the permanent migration intake solve the housing crisis? Tell him he’s dreamin. But the opposition is gaining traction as Labor bears the blame.
As Labor seeks a new population narrative, Peter Dutton has made a huge blunder on permanent migration.
If the Treasurer made the tough calls on spending he could have bagged a surplus and become a Labor hero.
Australia has settled into a post-pandemic slow groove, with economic growth slipping and economists calling out a ‘retail recession’ — but there is a silver lining.
Jim Chalmers has ripped loose the purse strings and liberated the Albanese government from its post-pandemic excursion into prudence.
Don’t believe the Treasurer’s hype. The big spending just never stops.
Tuesday’s budget is the toughest test for Jim Chalmers in his almost two years as federal custodian in the Albanese government. Can he hold the line?
Labor’s third budget risks locking-in higher interest rates and stagnant growth in living standards.
If mortgage rates stay higher for longer, or if Michele Bullock pulls the cash rate trigger again, the political heat on Labor will be red-hot.
Labor’s splurge will pressure on inflation and leave us with forever deficits and dud projects.
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