Opinion

Will the last economic rationalists in the room please turn off the lights?

Simon Cowan
May 8 2021 - 5:25am
Government initiatives must address genuine policy needs, not endless balancing of outcomes, on ever-thinner slices of identity. Picture: Shutterstock
Government initiatives must address genuine policy needs, not endless balancing of outcomes, on ever-thinner slices of identity. Picture: Shutterstock

Last year was extraordinary, in many respects. And last year's budget wasn't even in the same postcode as ordinary. It was delivered in October, rather than the traditional May, and headlined by a $200 billion-plus deficit; the largest in Australian history.

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Simon Cowan

Simon Cowan

Canberra Times columnist

Simon Cowan is research director at the Centre for Independent Studies and a regular columnist for The Canberra Times.

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