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During the 1990 budget speech. National Archives of Australia

Michelle Grattan: a brief history of Australian budgets

The 2016 federal budget will not only need to stack up economically, but it has to be a strong launching pad for an election.

Michelle Grattan, chief political correspondent with The Conversation takes a brief look back at the memorable moments from past budgets.

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