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Politics latest: 'Inflation our biggest priority': Dutton quizzed on tax cut back-down
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has come under greater scrutiny for his hesitancy in backing a former Coalition policy to reinstate higher tax cuts for those earning more than $150,000 annually.
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