The Sydney Morning Herald | Budget reaction shows Canberra deaf to voters The Sydney Morning Herald It seems the Coalition's budget was a political flop (''Coalition loses out in budget tax battle'', May 14). Fifty-seven per cent of voters wanted government debt to be paid down. Neither party tackled the political nettle of negative gearing. It seems ... As Groucho Marx said, if you can fake honesty … Bill Shorten's survival as Labor leader rides on 'Super Saturday' Malcolm Turnbull fires back at Peter Costello as he receives popularity boost on his Budget |