Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor,a father of four,says the nation’s falling fertility rate is a growing issue for all economic policymakers.
The prize for counting budget chickens will always be a tight contest when politicians spend so much of their time listening to themselves and each other.
Angus Taylor stated a different net overseas migration target to Peter Dutton’s announcement last week. The government labelled the shadow treasurer’s comments “shambolic”.
Anthony Albanese’s ministers have portfolios – they also have other roles:confidantes,influencers,attack dogs. And some are more equal than others.
Most Australians say they will use it to increase savings or pay down loans,countering fears of a spending splurge that would fuel inflation.
A $6.5 billion funding allocation is an indictment against the Coalition’s treatment of veterans,and the backstory to it enough to make your blood boil.
It is not unusual for governments to suffer a slump after two years in power – it happened to John Howard in 1998 and he recovered. But there are danger signs for Labor.
The treasurer’s use of new policy tools to solve new kinds of inflation has enraged many commentators,but the anger of those stuck in the past doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be looking to the future.
The energy rebate is a perfectly sensible device to hasten progress in getting inflation down to the target zone.
The opposition leader’s catchy “billions for billionaires” has the potential to destroy the PM’s Future Made in Australia before it’s had a chance to begin.
Big tobacco excise increases have been used to boost the budget bottom line. But fewer smokers,more vapers and a burgeoning black market are killing the tax cash cow.