The government has accused Labor of covering its tracks after detailed policy documents on key elements of its tax reforms were removed from its website and replaced with simplified fact sheets. 9News
The government has accused Labor of covering its tracks after detailed policy documents on key elements of its tax reforms were removed from its website and replaced with simplified fact sheets.reported on Wednesday Labor previously had almost 100 paragraphs posted on its housing policy, including charts and diagrams explaining the negative gearing and capital gains changes.
"This is where they've got themselves into some strife it seems because, when they originally costed this out, the numbers are a bit hazy," Greenwood said.
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