Labor is right to talk about well-being, but it depends on where you live
- Written by Ida Kubiszewski, Associate professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Labor’s treasury spokesman, Jim Chalmers, wants to follow New Zealand’s example and introduce a “wellbeing budget” alongside the traditional budget that stresses economic growth, when Labor is next in office.
New Zealand’s budget, introduced last year, targets mental health, child welfare, indigenous...