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Editor's note
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The government is well and truly playing it safe with this budget. After last year’s bank levy surprise, this year there’s not a lot of excitement, just a little bit of everything, to please everyone. The words “boring” and “mundane” could be heard around the halls of the budget lockup. Economist Richard Holden writes that the Treasurer has missed an opportunity to be bold. Instead there’s modest tax relief the usual optimistic forecasts on revenue and some spending on infrastructure.
With an election looming, Michelle Grattan analyses the Turnbull government’s attempt to balance being fiscally responsible, while still appealing to voters. The question will be whether it will be enough to entice the Coalition faithful back into the fold, argues Tony Walker. You can check what the Treasurer says in his budget speech against the evidence, see
who the winners and losers are in at a glance or join our experts for their 60 second summaries on the economics and politics of this year’s budget.
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Jenni Henderson
Section Editor: Business + Economy
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From Michelle Grattan
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Morrison says that people deserve to be able to “keep their own money”.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
While the budget will come in for its share of criticism, looked at overall it is designed not to offend an electorate that has already turned off the government.
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Infographic
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Wes Mountain, The Conversation; Jenni Henderson, The Conversation
All you need to know about the 2018-19 federal budget in our simple at-a-glance graphic.
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Experts respond
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Richard Holden, UNSW
Even though this year’s budget is pretty good politics and reasonable economics, on almost every front, it is a missed opportunity to be bold.
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Tony Walker, La Trobe University
Burgeoning tax revenues have enabled Treasurer Scott Morrison to bring down a budget that will put the government in a better position to fight the next election.
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What it means for your state
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Wes Mountain/The Conversation
Chris Salisbury, The University of Queensland; Anika Gauja, University of Sydney; David Hayward, RMIT University; Ian Cook, Murdoch University; Maria Yanotti, University of Tasmania; Rob Manwaring, Flinders University; Rolf Gerritsen, Charles Darwin University
With a federal election looming within a year, our panel looks at what each state and territory has been handed in the budget - and why it matters.
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News and analysis
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Kees Van Gool, University of Technology Sydney; Andrew Wilson, University of Sydney; Helen Dickinson, UNSW; Lesley Russell, University of Sydney; Peter Sivey, RMIT University; Rosalie Viney, University of Technology Sydney
Making older Australians the cornerstone of budget measures is a calculated political tactic.
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Charis Palmer, The Conversation
What does the evidence say about the policy measures announced in the budget?
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Andrew Norton, Grattan Institute; Glenn C. Savage, University of Western Australia
Education policy experts run through the major changes for education in Budget 2018 for schools, VET and higher education.
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Anthony Wicht, University of Sydney
$41M over four years is about the minimum viable amount to start towards important goals. for an Australian space agency.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The three-stage plan is the centrepiece of Tuesday night’s budget, which also brings forward by a year the forecast return to surplus and the peak of Australia’s net debt.
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