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Australian budget
![Australia: Optimistic on Jobs and Growth? Australia: Optimistic on Jobs and Growth?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-10_13-06-03.jpg)
Australia: Optimistic on Jobs and Growth?
By Helen Clark
The government tries to be optimistic on budget matters ahead of the election.
![Budgets, Diplomacy and Australia’s Foreign Aid Budgets, Diplomacy and Australia’s Foreign Aid](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-24_14-29-46.jpg)
Budgets, Diplomacy and Australia’s Foreign Aid
By Elliot Brennan
Australian diplomacy is going through an “unsettled period.”
![Australian Treasurer To Consumers: Get Happy Australian Treasurer To Consumers: Get Happy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-14_14-20-41.jpg)
Australian Treasurer To Consumers: Get Happy
By Anthony Fensom
With its latest budget, the government hopes to avert a post-boom hangover.
![So Is Australia Cutting Its Aid Budget Again? So Is Australia Cutting Its Aid Budget Again?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-03-26_14-30-59.jpg)
So Is Australia Cutting Its Aid Budget Again?
By Helen Clark
It appears Australia’s aid budget will remain as it is, or at least no more “slashed” than it already is.
![Australia Cuts Foreign Aid Again Australia Cuts Foreign Aid Again](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-21_07-25-24.jpg)
Australia Cuts Foreign Aid Again
By Helen Clark
Budget pressures targeting aid commitments that are already low by international standards.
![Australian Senate Sets Back Abbott’s Policy Agenda Australian Senate Sets Back Abbott’s Policy Agenda](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-14_07-34-58.jpg)
Australian Senate Sets Back Abbott’s Policy Agenda
By Kevin Placek
The upper house of Australia’s parliament is in the spotlight as it thwarts key Liberal Party policies.
![Australia’s ‘Age of Entitlement’ Australia’s ‘Age of Entitlement’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-26_12-51-20.jpg)
Australia’s ‘Age of Entitlement’
By Kevin Placek
The government’s fiscal alarmism may backfire in the years to come.
![Popularity of Australian PM Slumps Following Tough Budget Popularity of Australian PM Slumps Following Tough Budget](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-22_07-32-32.jpg)
Popularity of Australian PM Slumps Following Tough Budget
By Jarni Blakkarly
Tony Abbott takes a gamble with harsh measures as he tries to lower the budget deficit.
![A Tale Of Two Budgets A Tale Of Two Budgets](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-16_14-24-50.jpg)
A Tale Of Two Budgets
By Anthony Fensom
New Zealand celebrates a ‘beautiful set of numbers.’ Australia does not.
![Horror Budget Kills Aussies’ Christmas Cheer Horror Budget Kills Aussies’ Christmas Cheer](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-18_09-43-29.jpg)
Horror Budget Kills Aussies’ Christmas Cheer
By Anthony Fensom
Treasurer Joe Hockey delivers (comparatively) grim news with his mid-year outlook.
![Asia’s Workers: Forget Retiring Early Asia’s Workers: Forget Retiring Early](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/shutterstock_52676935.jpg)
Asia’s Workers: Forget Retiring Early
As governments across the region grapple with aging populations, retirement ages are likely to be raised.
![Australia’s Budget Blues Australia’s Budget Blues](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/Kevin_Rudd_Pic_15.jpg)
Australia’s Budget Blues
Government revenue plummets, and the deficit complicates Kevin Rudd’s election calculus.
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