Published: December 15, 2018
Coalition has painted over the barnacles, but has yet to convince voters a budget surplus is either connected to or more important than lifting incomes
The end of the year is always about a reset for a struggling government. Last year Malcolm Turnbull suggested the government was “getting barnacles off the boat” in order to set up some smooth sailing for the year ahead. Alas, the Liberal party in the end decided he was actually the biggest barnacle.
This week has again seen the government in barnacle removing mode in the hope that the last bit of news voters hear before they officially tune out for Christmas is the mid-year fiscal and economic outlook (Myefo) to be released on Monday.
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