Managing expectations before a budget is always tricky. Two committees are making this especially so for Treasurer Jim Chalmers ahead of his second budget.
Tony Abbott said the Coalition needed to sharpen the differences with Labor rather than try to minimise them.
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Former prime minister Tony Abbott has taken a swipe at Malcolm Turnbull’s ‘innovation’ narrative and called for ‘another big push’ on repairing the budget.
In a week marking the first anniversary of Malcolm Turnbull’s prime ministership, the government was able to show it could work with the new parliament.
The government needs to tot up more wins, and quite quickly – and not just on budget matters but on other issues too.
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