The Abbott-Turnbull Liberals have trashed the principles of budget honesty and transparency during their first term in office. From the misleading figures included in their first Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook to the politicisation of the most recent Intergenerational Report, this government has shown it is time for Australia to put in place new rules to ensure greater transparency and independence in our national budgeting. Labor will give the independent Parliamentary Budget Office an enhanced role in Australia’s macroeconomic reporting to promote stronger fiscal discipline and enhance transparency around Commonwealth Budgets.
negative towards traditional morality, for example against religious moral values, for divorce or abortion, for modern families or separation of church and state