Labor points out $100m black hole in ‘omnibus’ savings bill sending Morrison back to the Treasury to recalculateMalcolm Turnbull’s effort to seize the economic agenda on the first commerce day of the new parliament was undermined late on Wednesday when the government was forced to right an error in its “omnibus” savings bill.
The prime minister navigated early procedural turbulence on Wednesday,seeing off motions launched by Labor relating to a royal commission into the banking sector, and a separate foray on negative gearing. Related: Labor asks Senate to consider whether NBN raids could constitute contempt – as it happened Related: Nauru files: Labor unveils plot for wide-ranging inquiry into abuse allegations Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com