Bridge to Recovery
Cathy Wilcox
Wilcox’s 2020 budget cartoon captures the sentiment many people shared as the nation hurtled towards a near trillion-dollar debt: with a bit of luck, the cash bridge of economic stimulus measures will see us to the other side of the pandemic. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg commented: ‘This is a heavy burden, but a necessary one to responsibly deal with the greatest challenge of our time.’
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