Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the comments from Liberal Deputy Leader Sussan Ley demanding the Prime Minister to apologise to casual workers are “so obviously ridiculous”.
The deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley demanded Anthony Albanese apologise to casual workers over him being “dragged kicking and screaming” to re-instate
pandemic leave payments.“It was her government, a little over eight weeks ago, that designed this program … at the end of June,” he told Sky News Australia.
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