Josh Frydenberg isn’t the only one splashing cash around today.
First fact-check of the day ‘Twas the morning of the budget. Finance Minister Simon “Birmo” Birmingham marked the occasion by eagerly tweeting a photo of Parliament House’s famous Budget Tree, looking lush and resplendent under a glorious blue autumnal sky.
Except it’s glum and overcast in Canberra today. And the Japanese Maple looks threadbare, stripped by a week of wind and drizzle. The leaves have all fallen onto the courtyard. Whether this is a metaphor for today’s budget remains to be seen.
Election watch Much of the pre-budget narrative has coalesced around the unexpected strength of Australia’s economic recovery, and a series of measures generous enough to leave Labor wedged.
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