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PM to sideline Labor on drought funding impasse

Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has threatened to sideline Labor and pass the government's plan for increased drought assistance with the help of the Senate crossbench.

Speaking to a regional summit in Dubbo on Thursday, he said the Coalition would seek to replicate its success passing tax cuts with the help of the Centre Alliance and Jacqui Lambie in order to progress its future drought fund plan in Parliament next week.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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