NSW, Victoria, ACT and South Australia forecast to have mid- to upper 30s, with higher for regional areas; police investigate death of woman, 70, stabbed in Ipswich
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Albanese says Labor attempted to amend the Stage 3 tax cuts but their proposal failed by a single vote.
What we did in the parliament in 2019, is two things. One, we tried to amend our the stage 3 tax cuts. We weren’t successful. We failed by just one vote. When that occurred, we thought that we weren’t prepared to stand in the way of all of the government to say they knew what the economy would look like in five years’ time.
One of the things David. I have done is go to the National Press Club – and say we have changed our position. Why? We listened to people and particularly low- and middle-income Australians are under financial pressure.
What I can’t do as Prime Minister of Australia is to wring my hands and say, “If only there was something I co-do about it”. What we needed to do was to look at what is the best way we can take pressure off cost of living without putting pressure on inflation.
We want it to be passed as soon as possible. Certainly, it needs to be passed during this existing session, so as to provide that easy transition for employers, the tax office, for others as well.
Circumstances have changed. We’ve responded.
Continue reading…NSW, Victoria, ACT and South Australia forecast to have mid- to upper 30s, with higher for regional areas; police investigate death of woman, 70, stabbed in IpswichFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says Labor attempted to amend the Stage 3 tax cuts but their proposal failed by a single vote.What we did in the parliament in 2019, is two things. One, we tried to amend our the stage 3 tax cuts. We weren’t successful. We failed by just one vote. When that occurred, we thought that we weren’t prepared to stand in the way of all of the government to say they knew what the economy would look like in five years’ time.One of the things David. I have done is go to the National Press Club – and say we have changed our position. Why? We listened to people and particularly low- and middle-income Australians are under financial pressure.What I can’t do as Prime Minister of Australia is to wring my hands and say, “If only there was something I co-do about it”. What we needed to do was to look at what is the best way we can take pressure off cost of living without putting pressure on inflation.We want it to be passed as soon as possible. Certainly, it needs to be passed during this existing session, so as to provide that easy transition for employers, the tax office, for others as well.Circumstances have changed. We’ve responded. Continue reading…