Joe Hockey biography by Madonna King reveals Treasurer wanted tougher budget

By James Massola
Updated April 23 2018 - 8:08pm, first published July 23 2014 - 3:00am

Joe Hockey's first budget, which delivered swingeing cuts to health, education and welfare, raised taxes and broke a series of promises, was ''much softer'' than the Treasurer had wanted, a new biography published on Wednesday says.

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