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We've had the endless budget warm up – now it's game on

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageTreasurer Joe Hockey has a lot of skin in the game coming into his second budget.AAP/Mick Tsikas

Budget day is high risk for all the political players.

Think of it this way. Fast forward two months. By early July, will we look back on the Coalition’s second budget as one that consolidated Tony Abbott’s position, or undermined it?

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