Politics latest: Nationals MP Darren Chester calls for return of Coalition
Darren Chester has pushed for the Nationals to rejoin the Coalition before parliament returns, declaring that remaining separated was handing Anthony Albanese a 'free pass'.
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Ley says tax showdown with Treasurer ‘first major battleground’ as PM blasts ‘no-alition’
Jim Chalmers is continuing to work ‘with others’ on his super tax plan as Sussan Ley vowed to take the fight to Labor on tax hikes. The PM, meantime, used an early morning stroll with son Nathan to fire a shot across the Coalition’s bows ahead of parliament resuming.
Voice loss ‘silenced big ambitions’
Former Daniel Andrews chief of staff Lissie Ratcliff says the ‘big miss’ of the voice referendum contributed to federal Labor going to the last election without a ‘big vision’.
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