I'm still reading the Republicans' alternative budget (pdf), but I did want to highlight this graph from Republican Paul Ryan's Wall Street Journal op-ed on the subject, because it's pretty stupid: ...

Australia has not had a surplus since 2007-08 when the Rudd Government spent heavily to insulate the country’s economy against the global financial crisis. Since then, successive governments have ...

In a speech to the Australian Council of Social Services, Treasurer Joe Hockey attributed the tough decisions made in the budget to Australia’s future "quality of life". Discussing the future ...

As HSBC has noted in its latest report, the concept of a ‘carbon budget’ has been gaining traction with policymakers and investors as a gauge to meausure the viability of long-term capital expenditure ...

The economic reasons why Adani’s Carmichael coal mine project should not go ahead are numerous and complex. The environmental reasons, on the other hand, are pretty straight forward: namely, that ...

EVERY year, Australia’s politicians make the same promise. This graph shows why you can’t trust a word they tell you. Australia has not had a surplus since 2007-08 when the Rudd Government spent ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Fed Budget. Followed categories will be added to My News. Australia has not had a surplus since 2007-08 when the Rudd Government spent heavily to insulate the ...