The upcoming Jobs and Skills Summit will prioritise the wants of the unions, says Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.
“What I’m seeing is a government that is putting on yet more political theatrics,” she told Sky News Australia.
“When they don’t need a talkfest – they need the actions that could come out of sensible Cabinet processes that would actually deliver for the Australian people, for families and manufacturing businesses.”
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