🇦🇺 Australia 1d ago · Bernard Keane

Labor wants to blame rising inflation on Trump and Iran. But politically targeted spending is also to blame

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Labor wants to blame rising inflation on Trump and Iran. But politically targeted spending is also to blame
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We have a recurring pattern at the federal level: every three years, we have an election just after a budget, so we end up with a stimulatory budget every three years, whether the economy needs it or not.
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