The government is considering a second stimulus package

'The government is considering a second stimulus package as the first obviously has not worked. So within two months they are considering a second.'

Broad-based tax cuts rather than policies that rely on a temporary spending boost should be the focus of a second economic stimulus package from the government, Opposition treasury spokeswoman Julie Bishop says.

Ms Bishop says the government is considering a second stimulus package because the first one, a $10.4 billion injection into the economy, obviously hasn't worked.