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The Treasurer says the government 'can't click its fingers' and make the deficit disappear in a pre-budget warning.
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Pesutto future remains in balance as Libs still split
It’s D-Day for John Pesutto as Liberal chiefs prepare to vote on $1.5m deal to save him.
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Hydro boss gets sack as costs of $18bn plan cut
The Crisafulli government axed Anaastacia Palaszczuk’s plans to build the world’s biggest pumped hydro scheme, and is now running the ruler over the rest of Labor’s renewables plan.
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