Opinion

Australia following New Zealand's 'wellbeing' budget lead is misguided

Simon Cowan
July 16 2022 - 5:30am
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has unveiled a wellbeing-focused budget. Picture: Shutterstock
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has unveiled a wellbeing-focused budget. Picture: Shutterstock

So Australia will follow New Zealand's 'lead' in introducing a wellbeing-focused budget. Labor has been flagging the desire to adopt this approach for years now.

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Simon Cowan

Simon Cowan

Canberra Times columnist

Simon Cowan is research director at the Centre for Independent Studies and a regular columnist for The Canberra Times.

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