It’s time to give Labor’s first term a scorecard – have we actually seen any transformative vision?
- Written by: John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
This week’s budget was Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ third and – for practical purposes – final for the current parliamentary term.
Even if the 2025 election is delayed long enough to give Labor another budget, that speech would represent more of an election manifesto than any deliverable legislation.
We are therefore now in a...
