2016 Victorian budget

I gave a seminar for VCOSS last Friday in anticipation of today’s Victorian budget. vcoss training 2016 v2

I got things pretty right as things turned out. I thought the key theme would be, “we’re fixing the mess”. It turned out to be, “Getting the job done”.

But the key proposition was spot on: that Treaurer Pallas was rolling in money and able not only to be fair but demonstrate he could be a trusted momder of the till.

For those who don’t know what a Budget Lockup looks like, here’s some shots I took today, including one of the Treasurer answering questions from journalists at his press conference:

 

Winning a four year race? The 2015 State budget

I did my annual budget training for VCOSS members last Friday, just prior to boarding a plane for KL. Slides are attached.

vcoss training 2015

2014 Victorian State budget: a background briefing for VCOSS

VCOSS budget training 2014

I gave a talk today for VCOSS on the upcoming State budget. The slides are attached.