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The federal budget delivered a second consecutive surplus, but the headline number masks significant fiscal pressures bu…
The modified Stage 3 tax cuts delivered more benefit to lower and middle income earners than the original design. What h…
HECS-HELP debt balances have ballooned as indexation tied to CPI inflated debts at record rates. Here is how the system …
NDIS annual costs are approaching $50 billion and growing faster than any other area of government spending. Here is a c…
