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Turnbull ditches austerity mantra in Budget dash to middle ground

Published Wed, May 10, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Canberra

    WHAT a difference three years make.

    In 2014, as his government prepared to hand down its first Budget, then Prime Minister Tony Abbott claimed Australia faced a "debt and deficit disaster" and demanded everyone do "his or her bit" to bring it under control.

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