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Scott Morrison's growth fantasy needs a dose of venture capital discipline

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imageTreasurer Scott Morrison has bravely predicted the economic impact of company tax cuts.Sam Mooy/AAP

A completely legitimate criticism of the Rudd-Gillard government was that they spent money before it arrived. The Minerals Resource Rent Tax was supposed to bring in billions of dollars, so they went ahead and spent that “money” on a...

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