Are women and older workers the losers in Budget 2020?
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The big sell is on, with the PM and his ministers hitting the airwaves to promote the government’s big-spending budget. But while business is largely on board, unions, community and welfare groups have taken aim at #Budget2020, slamming a lack of support for women and older workers. So what are the economic consequences of the Coalition’s policy choices, and how will the politics play out? Shane Wright, Senior Economics Correspondent with The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, joins Fran and PK on The Party Room.
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