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Flat White

The Budget’s rivers of gold flow toward its pet political ambitions

31 May 2023

4:30 AM

31 May 2023

4:30 AM

Comedy writer Robert Orben is credited with saying, ‘If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.’ It is a phrase the federal government appears to want to put to the test.

This is despite handing down a Budget earlier this month which shows government spending is set to reach its highest level since 1993.

It was surprising to find education funding did not share in the rivers of taxpayers’ gold, given it was a fairly traditional Labor Budget.

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