The federal government's amended tax cuts will pass parliament without Labor needing to strike a deal with the Greens, with the Coalition deciding to support the cuts in a partyroom meeting.
  • The government’s tax cuts will pass parliament with the support of the Coalition
  • The federal opposition will attempt to amend the bill but will not stand in the way if that fails
  • The prime minister dared the Coalition to oppose the bill ahead of its introduction
  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
    31·
    9 months ago

    I hate to say this, but I’ll give Dutton credit for agreeing to this. I mean, it was ABSOLUTELY the right call, and denying it would be the political equivalent of shooting yourself in the foot, but its never stopped them from trying in the past.

    • KᑌᔕᕼIᗩ@lemmy.mlEnglish
      5·
      9 months ago

      Did he really have a choice though?

      Labor played smart politics with this and forced Dutton and the conservatives into a corner where they’d have to justify not giving tax cuts to the vast majority of people while giving thousands to the wealthy. It was always going to be political suicide to fight this. The outcome of them backflipping and supporting this was inevitable.