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Economically, 2022 looks like an ideal time for a government to land re-election

  • Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Economically, 2022 looks like an ideal time for a government to land re-electionWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND, CC BY

At the risk of being political – and politics is important, it will determine how we are governed for the next three years – economic conditions could scarcely be better for a government seeking re-election.

The economic things that matter most to most people are, in my view:

  • jobs – if...

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