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ISSUE 112
MAY 2025

and households will shape the nation’s economic trajectory References
for years to come. 1. University of Sydney. (2025, March 28). 2025 Australian federal
By integrating traditional values of thrift and responsibil- election: experts explain the key issues.
ity with pragmatic policy reform, Australia can build a more 2. AAP FactCheck. (2025, May 1). Economists cut through cost-of-living
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contemporary realities. 4. Parliament of Australia. (2024). Government spending and inflation.
As respected economist Saul Eslake reminds us, “The 5. Rivkin. (2025, April 2). Federal Election 2025: What Investors Need to
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Anthony Albanese’s or Peter Dutton’s talking points.” True 6. OECD. (2022). Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth.
resilience requires looking beyond political slogans to the 7. Vanguard. (2024). Principles for Investing Success.
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9. Weber, M. (1905). The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.
In the end, the challenge is not simply to choose between 10. Sen, A. (1999). Development as Freedom.
reform and restraint, but to forge a new synthesis-one that
honours Australia’s traditions while equipping the nation to
thrive in a rapidly changing world.

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