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EPISODE · Jul 15, 2026 · 9 MIN

'Heroically optimistic' - PBO's 2035 budget surplus hopes questioned

from 2GB Afternoons with Michael McLaren · host 2GB

The Parliamentary Budget Office's projection that Australia could return to budget surplus by 2035, which 2GB Afternoons host Michael McLaren labelled "heroically optimistic."  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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