PoliticsFederalFederal budgetOpinionWithout self-imposed discipline, the red numbers will continue, especially as Labor continues to seek and spend money it does not have. And boasting about it.Phillip CooreyPolitical editorJust over five years ago, the alarm bells first rang regarding the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.It was a week before the 2021 May budget and then-prime minister Scott Morrison revealed the scheme would have to be topped up by an additional $13.2 billion over the next four years, just to keep up with demand.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Latest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Politics
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says debt would be even worse if the other mob was still in
Without self-imposed discipline, the red numbers will continue, especially as Labor continues to seek and spend money it does not have. And boasting about it.
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