The government is timid, uninspired and uninspiring. This budget fits it perfectly

Australians say the budget lacks bravery and 'long-term vision'

Gold Coast retiree Adrian Sim says the treasurer has announced a "retail budget" full of sugar hits. And he is not the only one disappointed.

Bolt: Ignore Jim Chalmers’ spin, he’s treating us all like mugs

Jim Chalmers started his budget speech by paying his respects to “the Ngunnawal people here, and the Yagara and Yugambeh back home”.

There is no plan to pay for tax cuts and spending

Treasurer Jim Chalmers may have delivered a politically clever budget, but he is amassing more on the national credit card without a plan to pay for it.

The government is timid, uninspired and uninspiring. This budget fits it perfectly

When Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Labor’s new tax cuts are “modest”, he’s not exaggerating.

The government is timid, uninspired and uninspiring. This budget fits it perfectly - Pearls and Irritations

If you’re having trouble working up much interest in the budget, don’t feel bad. It’s not you, it’s the government. So much fuss is made about the annual federal budget that we expect it to be full of major announcements. Well, not this one, and not from a government that never wants to rock the Continue reading »

2025 Budget uninspiring and anti-private sector - Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticised the 2025 budget, describing it as uninspiring and a failure to address the needs of the private sector. For the past two weeks, Parliament has been debating the budget statement, with lawmakers expected to pass the Appropriation Act by Friday. During the concluding session of the debate, Mr Afenyo-Markin […] The post 2025 Budget uninspiring and anti-private sector – Afenyo-Markin appeared …