Labor’s federal-budget bid to tackle intergenerational equity and woo disenfranchised voters won’t land unless it’s the start of long-term action
Jim Chalmers’ budget has been dubbed an “extraordinary political gamble” – but maybe it’s the opposite.
While the tabloids have described it as a “madhouse budget” and the opposition has walked straight into the trap of joining them, Chalmers is being more pragmatic than woke.