DEMOGRAPHY: Budget ignores an ageing Australia*

This writer rarely chooses to comment on the Budget. All of the important issues are usually covered to the point of saturation in the newspapers and electronic media.This year, however, it seems to be different.The Prime Minister has all but admitted that the Government bought its way back into office with a raft of pre-election giveaways; though he stops short of conceding that these have taken the budget into deficit, and that now we taxpayers must foot the bill for the excesses.Mostly the me…

Sorry, you don’t have access to this content. Please log in or email [email protected] for help.