CANBERRA OBSERVED Beyond tomorrow a bridge too far for politicians to plan*

The brutal political reality of the 2018 Budget for the Coalition and indeed for the Labor Opposition is that neither side can think further out than a political term, let alone a decade into the future.


Doctor, I’m worried. I can’t remember when I am to see you next. As a matter of fact,I can’t remember the future at all.

Treasurer Scott Morrison’s 2018 Budget and Bill Shorten’s “Budget in Reply” were framed with the expectation that the …

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