The Sydney Morning Herald | Budget 2018: an act of intergenerational theft The Sydney Morning Herald Most Australians will be dead before we reach surplus, remarked former treasurer Peter Costello on the ABC's 7.30. Excluded from this sweeping statement are the young people inheriting our country. Young Australians will bear the brunt of the hundreds ... Federal budget 2018: Greens push for $75 week rise in Newstart allowance John Howard joins calls for Newstart boost Turnbull defends no dole rise in budget |