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A busy day in Canberra has seen five federal politicians announce their resignation over dual citizenship, as the Government tried to spruik its federal budget to the Opposition and voters.
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Here's what you did (and didn't) like about the budget
Treasurer Scott Morrison unveiled the budget last night and there were quite a few gifts for voters. We asked our Messenger audience what they thought of it all and here's what they had to say.
Why some schools have a fundraising advantage
There is another aspect of school funding inequality that does not receive the same attention as disparities in government funding for private versus public versus Catholic schools.
Budget surplus plan locks in high immigration
The reliance on near-record levels of immigration to sustain the economy at a pace that can pay for tax cuts and a budget surplus is illustrative of the precarious nature of Treasury's path to a meaningful 1 per cent of GDP surplus.
Who feels the pain?
You know when your primary revenue target is illegal tobacco hawkers that this is going to be a pirate-fightin' affair.
