FULL INTERVIEW: Greens leader RichardDiNatale has lashed out at the government, saying Tuesday night's budget release 'doesn't have a vision for the country'.
FULL INTERVIEW: Greens leader Richard Di Natale has lashed out at the government, saying Tuesday night's budget release 'doesn't have a vision for the country'.
The Greens leader has challenged the budget's failure to see an increase to Newstart and minimal action on climate change, saying there are no provisions to 'deal with the big structural problems' Australia faces. Mr Di Natale has accused the Liberal Party of 'lacking vision', arguing the Party has been 'too divided and too chaotic' to focus on the nation.
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