Comment: Willis did a good job of lowering expectations.

Analysis - Trying to please everyone will prove a near-impossible task for the Finance Minister when she delivers her third Budget on Thursday.

Comment: Willis did a good job of lowering expectations.

Analysis - So, Nicola Willis has stuck to her word. There is indeed no election year surprise.

Analysis: Nine charts show how a combination of cuts and predictions of better times to come gave the finance minister her surplus show-stopper.

OPINION: There really was no lolly scramble. The most uninspiring election-year Budget?

OPINION: It's not just about balancing the books, but also a vision for the nation.

OPINION: Forecasts assume operating allowances of $2.4b in the next three Budgets.

OPINION: But Willis could get out of jail free if she just bit the bullet on super.