Looking back
Josh Frydenberg and Bill Shorten had their budgetary pissing contest. My surpluses will be bigger than yours, my tax cuts for battlers will be bigger than yours, my spending on health, education and welfare will be bigger than yours, declared Shorten in Thursday’s budget reply.
Frydenberg delivered a sound budget for PM Scott Morrison but, like all Treasurers facing a difficult election, he sought to be all things to all men.
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