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How much do election promises cost? And why have we had to wait so long to see the costings?

Written by Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra

With the May 3 federal election less than a week away, voters have only just received Labor’s costings and are yet to hear from the Coalition.

At the 2022 election, the costings were not released for nearly two months after polling day.

Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley last week told Sky News the Coalition costings will be “released...

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