Turnbull ditches austerity mantra in Budget dash to middle ground
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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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