Looking at where the multi-billion dollar holes Treasury discovered, I smell an agenda… as the biggest holes are specifically in areas the LNP would slash anyway given any excuse.

Health, education, and parental leave are something Mr Rabbit and his warren friends love slashing.

I can just imagine the lines they would love to use once in government, lines that could appeal to economic hawks in the rural independents, and economically gullible sections of the public…

Perhaps the costings would only be "discovered" after having started, leading to claims of "unexpected high demand" on funds, and then policy rollback.

The specific policy areas:

• Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme;
   
• Paid Parental Leave Scheme; and
   
• education tax refund.

Does anybody think the LNP ever wants to spend a cent on these things? Read more »