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Permanent and political: an analysis of federal government spending post-pandemic

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Economic stimulus Federal government Government accountability Government expenditure Australia
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This paper argues that while an increase in Commonwealth spending is not itself evidence of a problem, the fact that the Morrison Government has failed to deliver on its commitment to rely only on temporary increases in expenditure creates several economic and democratic problems.

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The Australia Institute 2022. Reproduced with permission
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open
Post date:
10 May 2022

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