The Budget Reply Is a Reminder Times Have Changed and Attention Is Short

The budget reply is a reminder times have changed and attention is short

To appreciate how much times have changed, it is worth comparing the opposition leader's budget reply speech to Peter Dutton's.

Coalition finally finds a fight under Angus Taylor

LATIKA M BOURKE: Angus Taylor has finally given the Coalition a political direction, but his aggressive reset on tax, migration and energy comes with major risks.

Coalition ‘puffing on the dog whistle’ from One Nation

Massive cuts to migration and an overhaul of the tax system are being spruiked to Australians by the coalition in an economic pitch that’s been labelled by opponents as a One Nation-lite “dog whistle”. Delivering his first budget reply speech, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor promised to index tax rates in line with inflation, claiming the move will deliver workers an extra $1000 a year, four years into the policy. Under his plan, the bottom two t…