.LiberalAus senator SenPaterson has admitted “last couple of days have been a bit untidy” for the government but believes the fundamentals are “still sound”.
Liberal senator James Paterson has admitted “last couple of days have been a bit untidy” for the government but believes the fundamentals are “still sound”.
“We’ve got an economy that’s growing, an unemployment rate which is the envy of much of the world and we are delivering on the things we promised the Australian people we would,” he told Sky News. Mr Paterson also emphasised the Liberals “have no control at all” with what happens in the National Party. Image: News Corp Australia
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