2018 Budget Wrap

featuring Ebony Bennett, Richard Denniss and Matt Grudnoff

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“the vast majority of the money being handed out is going to go to high income earners…”

The Australia Institute was in the 2018 Budget Lockup, and subsequently have gone through the budget papers. Listen to two top economists break it down and give you the straight facts in a way that you won’t hear from the pollies.

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Host: Deputy Director Ebony Bennett @ebony_bennett

Contributors:

  • Matt Grudnoff is Senior Economist at The Australia Institute @MattGrudnoff 
  • David Richardson is the Senior Research Fellow at The Australia Institute 

Producer: Jennifer Macey  @jennifermacey // Title Track: Jonathan McFeat pulseandthrum.com

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