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Vital Signs: Australia's nation-building opportunity held hostage by the deficit daleks

  • Written by Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
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As anticipated, the Australian government downsized a number of its economic forecasts in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) released this week.

Also as anticipated, the federal government did...

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