The 2017 Federal Budget is make or break for Turnbull and Morrison as the vestiges of the Abbott-Hockey era and accusations of dysfunctional politics continue to undermine efforts to reboot economic confidence.
by Professor Anne Tiernan, Griffith Business School
Overview
The 2014-15 Federal Budget continues to haunt the Turnbull government like Banquo’s ghost. It has been a debilitating drain on the Prime Minister’s ability and willingness to present a coherent agenda to reboot confidence and economic growth.
Approaching its fourth year in office, the histrionic slogans that proved lethal in Opposition and that formed the core of the Abbott government’s platform – ‘debt and deficit disaster’ – have limited the Coalition’s options in many domains of policy. Turnbull government ministers (often heroic) attempts to pivot in new directions have been thwarted by the need to avoid being seen to contradict current commitments.
Nation building
Witness Treasurer Scott Morrison’s efforts over recent weeks to distinguish ‘good’ from
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