The surplus disease
Oct 31, 2019•14 min
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Episode description
The Morrison government is committed to a budget surplus above all else. But as Paul Keating points out, this commitment can be a kind of sickness. Paul Bongiorno on what happens when politics refuses to acknowledge circumstances.
Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno.
Background reading:
The Coalition's surplus focus in The Saturday Paper.
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