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Future budgets are going to have to spend more on welfare, which is fine. It's spending on us

  • Written by Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Future budgets are going to have to spend more on welfare, which is fine. It's spending on usLifters versus leaners is the language of the past. We are likely to see it less.Shutterstock

This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces in the series here.

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