Shorten uses budget reply speech to reframe the economic debate
- Written by Carol Johnson, Adjunct Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Adelaide
Bill Shorten's budget reply speech was aimed at middle and lower income earners.AAP/Mick Tsikas
Bill Shorten’s 2019 budget reply speech has actually been years in the making.
Labor began to develop its economic policy arguments before the 2016 election campaign. Importantly, it aimed to reframe the conception of good economic management, so...
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