Improvements to phone service will be world-leading, minister to pledge. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMcKenzie defends Dutton public sector cuts as McKim warns of ‘Donald Trump-style campaign’Bridget McKenzie also defended Peter Dutton’s move to slash public sector jobs in order to fund the Coalition’s Medicare injection. She argued there had been 36,000 additional public servants in Canberra under Labor.We also think that there’s been wasteful spending in excess of $100bn of initiatives over the last three years that could be better prioritised. What economists are saying is that Australians are going to have to pay more in taxes to actually pay for the spending of this government, and we believe particularly young people don’t need to be on the hook for this. We need to be making sure a government lives within its means, just like your viewers.We’re really worried about a descent into far right extremism in Australia led by Peter Dutton, in the same way that we’re seeing it in the US. So we’re not going to back any of that stuff … We want people who are doing it tough to get more support, we want strong climate and we want to see actually things improve for people. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2025-02-24 20:29:00
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