I reckon they've done ok.
I'd prefer a larger surplus and aim to keep it that way for few years, but also respect views that countries maybe shouldn't run budgets like households.
The investment in primary care has a direct affect on my work (not my income) and is a 2 decades overdue investment. Whether the horse has bolted too far to turn the market failure in GP's will take a few years to judge.
A very fortunate surplus secondary to factors outside their control in no small part from mining royalties.
Whilst Labour have this early windfall, they've shown some restraint in simply splurging it and more to keep us in perpetual deficits, so kudos to them.
I'd love them to have the confidence and grit to tackle real tax reform, but they may want a mandated second term before taking such steps.
Fringe stuff like the superannuation tax >$3m isn't real reform, but perhaps dipping their toe for bigger things to come.
