Chalmers hasn't delivered a wellbeing budget, but it's a step in the right direction
- Written by Warwick Smith, Research economist, The University of Melbourne
It was billed as Australia’s first wellbeing budget. But, five months into a new government, with so many economic fires to fight, Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ first budget was never going to be that.
Instead, he’s taken the first step: to get a sense of what we want for society and measuring how we’re doing. The budget papers re...







