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Rubbery figures....well, if it is it wouldn't be the first time. Revenues brought forward, capital sales included in current expenditure, its all been done before at both Federal & State levels. I will be keen to see independent analysis of the budget. As for strategy, there is an agenda...

Depending on your definition of family jewels, this has been happening from the 1980's, across all tiers of government.

My comment is only in reference to Baillieu government. To characterise his government as 'raging ideologues' couldn't be further from the truth and all of the decisions have been quite pragmatic. Yes, they have been slow, but they have been measured in responding to some complex issues eg...

In reality its those people who dont vote LNP who could tolerate or even like Turnbull. Of course if he was leader of the LNP, they still wouldn't vote for him. Turnbull is a small 'l' Liberal, he wouldnt move party a la Kernot

The analysis was undertaken by the Treasury. The same institution that has been used to undertake all government policies including other substantial reforms such as GST. Who else should the government rely upon?

We will only know this on budget night, but there will be GDP forecasts for the budgetary outlook and a net budgetary position.. It will be interesting to see whether Tim Colebatch's critique will be borne out in reality. Here's an IMF blueprint to a $100b surplus - would you vote for it?

What? You serious? Whilst no fan of the current government, there is no credible evidence to suggest we have an economy managed or performing anywhere near as badly as Europe and the US.

There will be no material effect on interest rates based on what we believe to be the policy of the alternative government. Both the government and the opposition have mentioned a commitment to a budget surplus. It will be a pi_ _ ing competition, mine is bigger than yours.......etc The...