Australia's budget surplus is welcome but fleeting
The budget, presented on May 9, includes Australia's first surplus for 15 years
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- Funding for social safety nets
- Rising living costs
- Community services
- Clean energy
- National security
- Debt pressures growing
- Economy slowing down
- Lower inflation
- Weak consumption
- Labour setbacks
- Political implications for Labor
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