The former prime minister, who was excoriated by the commission, was unrepentant, giving no ground on any of the criticisms Commissioner Catherine Holmes made of him in her report.
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Future taxpayers were the big losers of the trillion-dollar budget deal, who will have to shoulder the burden of higher interest payments.
University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics including the lead up to May’s budget, Prime Minster Tony Abbott and Treasurer Joe Hockey’s challenge in selling the budget, Labor’s new superannuation policy and rivalries in the cabinet.
