Talk:2008 Australian federal budget
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editThe article seems very heavily biased and lopsided. It pretty much wraps up how the opposition would view the government's budget. I refer in particular to the first paragraph. The next two paragraphs are outside criticism of the budget, the last two paras are quite balanced however. POV tag added. Timeshift (talk) 07:14, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
- Agreed, the article is very POV-ey and all over the shop. I've moved third party comment to its own section. I was thinking we could also have a section "Opposition and cross-bench response". That way we can deal with the POV problems by representing each major viewpoint (as per WP:NPOV). I don't think neutral text is possible in this article because it would end up being a 'factual' coverage of the budget, which would essentially be parroting the government line. --Surturz (talk) 03:09, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
Sources
editFrom an old copy of The Age:
- Miller, Nick (2008-05-14). "$10bn fund to resuscitate struggling hospital system". The Age. p. Budget08 supplement (p. 2).
- Topsfield, Jewel (2008-05-14). "Doors open for newcomers to combat skills shortage". The Age. p. Budget08 supplement (p. 2).
- Tomazin, Farrah (2008-05-14). "Funding overhaul for unis and TAFEs". The Age. p. Budget08 supplement (p. 3). Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- Hammer, Chris; Morton, Adam (2008-05-14). "Clean energy must wait for money". The Age. p. Budget08 supplement (p. 3). Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- Nicholson, Brendan (2008-05-14). "PM pulls surprise to follow Howard's funding lead". The Age. p. Budget08 supplement (p. 8). Retrieved 2009-04-22.
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