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The question was debt. Sorry, Mr Albanese. More debt?Yes. Debt is a product of inputs and outputs. What we’re saying is that our investments are boosting the inputs, making sure we put downward pressure on debt, making sure we’re fiscally responsible. The other thing we’ve done is clearly indicate that the departments of treasury and finance will be tasked this year to go through line-by-line and to get rid of the waste and rorts that are riddled through this budget.
Asked whether small businesses can afford a 5.1 per cent increase, the opposition leader had this to say: Why did we support that $250 payment [from the Morrison government]? Why did we support the changes to petrol excise and to the low- and middle-income tax offset? Because people are doing it really tough.Pandemic stopped Australians seeing PM’s best qualities: BirminghamInsidersFinance Minister Simon Birmingham has appeared on Channel Nine to defend Prime Minister Scott Morrison as someone who cares deeply about his fellow Australians.
Bandt is expecting a close election result come May 21, which could result in his party having the balance of power in the Senate or perhaps the House of Representatives.The Greens have previously named greater action on climate change and Medicare reform as key policy areas for a Labor government to win their support in the event of a hung parliament.
Speaking on ABC TV this morning, the member for Melbourne argued an expanded crossbench could be the nation’s best way to achieve more political action on climate change.
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