Don't believe the hype - discover what's really behind the 'return to surplus' of the Federal Budget

The Federal Budget was delivered by new Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers with smug glee and the 'return to surplus' has been hailed as a triumph by pundits and media. But what if it's all smoke and mirrors...? And not even because of what the new OR former government's actually did? A combination of inflation, figure fiddling, and strong commodities prices have given the federal budget a 'dead cat bounce'. We speak with Australian Taxpayers' Alliance Chief Economist Dr John Humphreys.
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