Opinion

Talk of aspiration is not borne out in federal budget papers

By John Hewson
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:36am, first published October 8 2020 - 7:00pm
ASSUMPTIONS: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg briefs the press on the 2020-21 federal budget. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
ASSUMPTIONS: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg briefs the press on the 2020-21 federal budget. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg defined this week's budget in the following terms: "There is no economic recovery without a jobs recovery. There is no budget recovery without a jobs recovery. The budget is all about jobs."

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