Wayne Swan delivered his fifth budget, and again, we are seeing a further increase in debt. Through accounting tricks and shuffling money between months and years, the Treasurer is making a false claim about having turned around his record of debt and deficit.
Here we have it again: another year, another increase in borrowings; another year, yet more put on the national credit card.
Tuesday, 10 May 2011.
Tonight Wayne Swan brought down his fourth budget – Julia Gillard’s first as PM. But while Labor has a new Prime Minister, the Budget tells the same old story: more debt, larger deficits and higher taxes.
Thursday, 21 April 2011.
How can you tell it is Federal Budget time in Australia? Wayne Swan starts making excuses… again…
Wednesday, 23 March 2011.
The revolt against the Labor-Greens carbon tax and Julia Gillard’s broken promise growing.
