When Hockey and Abbott talked up this budget of "fairness", they neglected to mention the fiscal kindness wouldn't extend beyond Australian borders -- well, except to Cambodia.
Much of the benefit of the government's budget handout to small business will flow into the bottom lines of companies being targeted for multinational tax avoidance, write Bernard Keane and Glenn Dyer.
Treasurer Joe Hockey announced some overly generous budget packages for Australian small businesses. This is a mistake, writes freelance journalist and economist Jason Murphy.
Abbott's claim to be a true supporter of large-scale public infrastructure is questionable, as projects like the northern Australia "infrastructure pipeline" could turn out to be little more than pipe dreams.
The 2015 budget might keep Abbott and Hockey in their jobs, but its failure to be either economically stimulatory or fiscally disciplined suggests the government isn't really clear on its purpose.
Family First Senator Bob Day envisages a future of small government, no ABC, and a dramatic reduction in the amount of interest paid on public debt.
Fairfax journos fight for a limited number of redundancy packages. And other media tidbits of the day.
Want to ask a Treasury official a question about the hundreds of pages of budget documents in front of you? Put it in writing.
After a rough 24 hours Joe Hockey decided to take the unusual step of a media conference the afternoon before the budget. But what exactly was he announcing?
If economist and Australia Institute executive directorRichard Denniss were treasurer, he would stop giving subsidies to things we want to discourage, such as fossil fuels and binge drinking.
