Environment Minister Murray Watt has called on cabinet members to stop undermining Treasurer Jim Chalmers as the Labor government seeks to sell its budget. The government is looking to cut popular clean‑energy subsidies to help curb inflation. Cabinet ministers met again to discuss potential savings for the mid‑year update, part of broader efforts to reduce spending and ease economic pressure.
‘It’s pretty obvious that there are all sorts of people making all sorts of comments,’ Murray Watt says after budget savings meetingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe environment minister, Murray Watt, has urged ministers to stop undermining the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, as Labor struggles to sell its budget and looks to cut popular clean energy subsidies to help with the fight against inflation.Cabinet ministers met again on Monday to discuss potential budget savings to be included in next month’s mid-year update, part of efforts to reducing spending to ease pressure on the economy. Continue reading...
