Labor ministers are urged to stop undermining the treasurer as the party struggles to sell its budget and plans to cut clean energy subsidies to combat inflation.
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‘It’s pretty obvious that there are all sorts of people making all sorts of comments,’ Murray Watt says after budget savings meetingEnvironment Minister Murray Watt has urged ministers to stop undermining the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, as Labor struggles to sell its budget and looks to cut popular clean energy subsidies to help with the fight against inflation.Cabinet ministers met again on Monday to discuss potential budget savings to be included in next month’s mid-year update, part of efforts to reducing spending to ease pressure on the economy. Continue reading...
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