![]() ![]() Wednesday: Ten thousand log-rollers and beard-strokers ( your correspondent included) flood the airways with endless variations on: "You missed a bit.". ![]() Tuesday: Budget handed down by Treasurer.Monday, Budget Eve: Prime Minister and Treasurer assemble in the PM's office for a photo opportunity awkwardly leafing through the pages of a hard copy of the budget, in a fixture which is hated by all participants and is exactly zero use to any carbon-based life form.Easter: the "Budget Tree" in the Senate courtyard of Parliament House, a lovely red maple, blushes crimson, usually to reflect the likely tint of the bottom line to come.The stately architecture of budget week goes something like this. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |