Never before has a budget done so much to supercharge the economy after the worst of a recession has passed.
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The budget is Australia's State of the Union. It's the only night of the year the government sets out a program against which it can be held accountable.
47 of the 60 leading economists surveyed by the Economic Society and The Conversation back the Treasurer's decision to aim for an unemployment rate of less than 5%.
Productivity was meant to be growing faster and faster. it's growing slower and slower.
The recession was pinked-tinged, but so has been the recovery.
We've plenty of homes. Rents have barely moved for half a decade
Done right, JobMaker can support 100,000 jobs, but it'll have to happen soon.
Among modern Liberals it's patently heresy to ask how rushing to green light 11 proposed coal mines in the Hunter Valley helps the struggling coal industry.
Cash holdings jumped 17% during the crisis, most of them in the form of $50 and $100 notes.
Women who earn more than their male partners are more likely to suffer domestic violence.
Financially stressing people who can't make ends meet makes it hard for them to function.
Nothing, not even advertising will be permitted unless it is in the 'best financial interests' of members.
There's a chance he will lead the organisation for a long time.
We hear a lot about the Morrison government 'kicking the can down the road' on emissions reduction. New research reveals the precise burden that forces onto young Australians.
What was a feature of power stations such as Yallourn has become a bug.
This government has known more about the granular detail of the crisis than any government in any crisis before it.
Economic activity has returned to almost what it was before the crisis, but to nowhere near were it would have been were it not for the crisis.
Now that we are recovering from recession, there's no telling how low we could push the unemployment rate. One estimate is 3.5%.
Any permanent increase is welcome, but there's a long way to go.
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Visiting Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor and Chair, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Research Associate, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Director of the Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor and VC's Chair, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Visiting Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Chair in Public Policy, ANU Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
