Scott Morrison’s mid-year report card in December 2016 showed a better than expected budget deficit of A$37.1 billion $28.3 billion, suggesting the treasurer has made some headway in fixing Australia’s budget.
Union-busting bills have delivered A$21 billion in savings and a new plan to establish a bond aggregator to encourage investment in affordable housing has garnered praise.
Still, there is no time to rest. His performance so far has earned him only 9th place out of 12 in our Finance Minister of the Year rankings, down from 8th last year.
The government thinks that in the next financial year the...
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