%%dynamic_content_876%% Many of us are keen to stop hearing the “b” word — budget — but there’s no getting around it. The budget was historical for its big-spending measures (though thanks to many pre-budget announcements, it was also historically boring). The Crikey team spent six hours in budget lockup (and many more afterwards) analysing it, with Bernard Keane commenting on the Liberals’ money-backed ploy to stay in power, Guy Rundle writing on Labor’s lack of a narrative, while I covered the cuts and investments in the social sector. Despite the rhetoric around women in this budget, Cam Wilson found the Liberals were targeting young men and retirees in their advertising spend, while Kishor Napier-Raman took a look at the budget’s secrets.