Crikey Talks

Budget 2021 – Australia’s trillion dollar predicament

12 May 2021. 6pm AEST

A detailed dive into Australia’s trillion dollar predicament.

Crikey‘s Janine Perrett, Amber Schultz and Bernard Keane, were joined by Australian Economics Professor Richard Holden from UNSW.

The panel discussed the hot topics from Budget 2021, including the increasing deficit, outcomes for Aussie women and families, the aged care allocation, wage growth and unemployment forecasts, business investment incentives, and much more.

For further insights into the webinar, take a look at Not one, but two elections: government’s cash splash is designed to keep Liberals in power for years to come by Bernard Keane.

Speakers

Amber Schultz

Former Associate Editor @AmberMaySchultz

Amber Schultz covered health and social affairs for Crikey. In 2022 she was awarded a Young Walkley Award for her on-the-ground coverage of the Ukrainian refugee crisis, and has been shortlisted for four other Young Walkleys. In 2021 she was awarded the 2021 Mumbrella Young Writer of the Year for her coverage of sexual violence, and in 2018 completed the Jacoby-Walkley scholarship. She holds master's degrees in journalism and international relations.

Janine Perrett

Columnist @PerrettReport

Janine is a regular Crikey contributor. She is a journalist, broadcaster and commentator on business and politics with four decades of experience working in newspapers, radio and TV. She has worked across The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Nine Network, ABC, and Sky News where she hosted many shows including The Perrett Report.

Bernard Keane

Politics Editor @BernardKeane

Bernard is Crikey's political editor. Before that he was Crikey's Canberra press gallery correspondent, covering politics, national security and economics. Bernard was a policy adviser and speechwriter in transport and communications. He is also the author of several books dealing with politics and related issues, including War on the Internet.

Richard Holden

Contributor @profholden

Richard is Professor of Economics and the director of the Economics of Education Knowledge Hub at the UNSW Business School. He is also the co-director of the New Economic Policy Initiative, and President-elect of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. His research focuses on contract theory, organizational economics, law and economics, and political economy.

Budget 2021-22

Check out the Budget

The Treasurer handed down Budget 2021-22 at 7:30pm on Tuesday 11 May 2021

The 2021-22 Budget maintains the momentum of Australia’s economic recovery. It supports jobs and guarantees services and is the next stage of the Government’s economic plan to secure Australia’s recovery.

Have a read of the Budget documents yourself.

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