The opposition leader has slammed the Albanese government’s modest budget surplus and insists he is not ‘racist’ to question Labor’s five-year migration plan.
revealed Australia’s first budget surplus since 2007Mr Dutton was quick to point out that the budget offered little for middle class Australians struggling with the rising cost of living.
“Interest rates are staying up higher for longer, and the fact that people are paying more and more and more for their electricity and gas bills.Mr Dutton warned that Labor’s renewable energy policy will negatively impact the reliability of base load power and inevitably cost households more.“Every dollar is going to be passed on to consumers at exactly the wrong time.”
“If the Prime Minister wants to prosecute his argument for a big Australia take it to the election but he never took it to the last election.”
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