Australia's budget speech was apparently a masterclass in saying a lot without saying anything, with an astounding number of buzzwords like 'strategic' and 'sustainable' tossed around like confetti. The Treasurer even managed to use 'invest' nearly once a minute, proving that verbal repetition is indeed the mother of all government policy.

<p>Breaking down the budget speech through the amount of times certain jargon appeared.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://chaser.com.au/national/budget-speech-breakdown-by-the-numbers/">Budget speech breakdown by the numbers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://chaser.com.au">The Chaser</a>.</p> <p>There is a lot of focus on the numbers within the budget, but our hard working researchers have dug deeper into the speech itself.</p> <p>Producing estimated figures that concern all Australians, ...