Meeting follows Peter Dutton’s campaign-style event on Sunday. Follow today’s news liveDutton says spending needs to stop to curb ‘homegrown inflation problem’Yesterday, Peter Dutton suggested Labor’s “panadol policies” must stop, when discussing government spending. He was asked which cost of living measures Australians should not have received?And it applies not only to federal government, but to the state governments as well, who are adding to the fuel that is keeping inflation higher for longer.And if you have a look at the sugar hits, you can provide support to people, and people appreciate some support, obviously, particularly for energy costs … but people are smarter than that. They realise that what it’s doing is keeping their mortgage rates higher for longer.In relation to what support we’ll provide, what we think is inflationary, that we won’t support. And we’ll have a look at that, particularly given that we’ve got a budget coming up in March.So I know there are a lot of sort of insider comments about slogans … but what it means is that we want to help families who have really struggled under this government …To get our country back on track, I think, reflects the reality of where we are at the moment and what most Australians, particularly those in the outer suburbs, would want from an alternative government. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2025-01-12 20:26:34
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