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Sussan Ley claims Australians will pay more tax if ‘Jim Chalmers gets his way'
Sussan Ley says the Coalition will target Labor's tax agenda, claiming Australians would pay more tax if 'Jim Chalmers gets his way'. Speaking to the Coalition party room on Monday, ahead of the opening of the 48th parliament, the Opposition Leader said the party would 'not be judged by the headlines of the day' and instead be judged on 'what we offer the Australian people at the next election'. This follows Sunday night's NewsPoll that revealed the Coalition's primary vote fell from 31.8 per cent to 29 per cent, the lowest point in 40 years. In her address to the Coalition party room, Ms Ley vowed to 'fight them every step of the way' after leaked Treasury advice urged the Treasurer to consider new taxes in order to boost the budget bottom line. 'Now, I haven't met a single Australian who wants to pay more tax, who thinks they're paying not enough tax,' she said. 'And what I do know is that every single Australian expects this government to minimise their tax bill, to work hard for them, and to make sure they run a responsible budget with responsible economic management across the country. 'And that's clearly not going to happen if we let Treasurer Jim Chalmers get his way.' While Ms Ley said the Coalition was willing to be more co-operative with the government, she dismissed claims from Anthony Albanese that they would 'just get out of the way'. 'Our job is to represent the millions of Australians who voted for us and the millions who maybe did not but still expect us to be the strongest and best opposition that we can be and we will be,' she said. Nationals leader David Littleproud accused the Prime Minister of 'swanning around the international stage' and forgetting 'struggling' Australians. 'The fundamentals have not changed and we do not need to change, but we need to prepare to have that fight,' he said. 'We will agree where we can but where we must we will hold true to our values and beliefs and have the courage to stand up.'
Perth Now
14 hours ago
- Perth Now
Ley's tax threat to Labor after dire poll
Sussan Ley says the Coalition will target Labor's tax agenda, claiming Australians would pay more tax if 'Jim Chalmers gets his way'. Speaking to the Coalition party room on Monday, ahead of the opening of the 48th parliament, the Opposition Leader said the party would 'not be judged by the headlines of the day' and instead be judged on 'what we offer the Australian people at the next election'. This follows Sunday night's NewsPoll that revealed the Coalition's primary vote fell from 31.8 per cent to 29 per cent, the lowest point in 40 years. Sussan Ley spoke to Liberal and National members ahead of the parliament's first sitting fortnight. NewsWire/ Martin Ollman Credit: News Corp Australia In her address to the Coalition party room, Ms Ley vowed to 'fight them every step of the way' after leaked Treasury advice urged the Treasurer to consider new taxes in order to boost the budget bottom line. 'Now, I haven't met a single Australian who wants to pay more tax, who thinks they're paying not enough tax,' she said. 'And what I do know is that every single Australian expects this government to minimise their tax bill, to work hard for them, and to make sure they run a responsible budget with responsible economic management across the country. 'And that's clearly not going to happen if we let Treasurer Jim Chalmers get his way.' While Ms Ley said the Coalition was willing to be more co-operative with the government, she dismissed claims from Anthony Albanese that they would 'just get out of the way'. Liberal and National MPs and senators gathered in Canberra ahead of the official start of parliament on Tuesday. NewsWire/ Martin Ollman Credit: News Corp Australia 'Our job is to represent the millions of Australians who voted for us and the millions who maybe did not but still expect us to be the strongest and best opposition that we can be and we will be,' she said. Nationals leader David Littleproud accused the Prime Minister of 'swanning around the international stage' and forgetting 'struggling' Australians. 'The fundamentals have not changed and we do not need to change, but we need to prepare to have that fight,' he said. 'We will agree where we can but where we must we will hold true to our values and beliefs and have the courage to stand up.'
News.com.au
16 hours ago
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Barnaby Joyce calls for clear policy lines after ‘brutal' Newspoll
Nationals heavyweight Barnaby Joyce is calling for a strategy switch up after a 'brutal' poll found the Coalition's core support has fallen to its lowest point in 40 years. The first Newspoll published since the federal election found the primary vote for the Coalition fell further from 31.8 per cent at the May 3 vote to just 29 per cent. In worse news for Sussan Ley, she trailed Anthony Albanese as preferred prime minister, with 32 per cent to the Labor leader's 52 per cent. Though, her approval rating was 35 per cent – the typical mark for newly elected opposition leaders. Mr Joyce, who was booted to the backbench after the Coalition's brief post-election break-up, said on Monday his side needed to be clear on where it stood on issues. 'They are brutal numbers,' he told Seven's Sunrise. 'I think the first thing you do is you be honest about them.' He said the Coalition would need to be strategic with its approach to question time in parliament if it was going to claw back support. 'Let's be frank, any person in a lower house seat … wherever it is – Watson, Farrer, New England – if you had a 3 in front of your primary vote, you would be very, very worried,' Mr Joyce said. 'If you had a 2-3 in front of your vote, you would basically kiss yourself goodbye.' He said the Coalition needed 'to find issues which are binary, which you are fully for, and the Labor Party is fully against'. 'If you try and work on nuances and ameliorations and views of a different issue – that's no good,' Mr Joyce said. 'That's why such issues such as net zero, I say – find a point of division. 'You don't believe in net zero, they do believe in net zero. 'You believe in looking after pensioners and power prices, they believe in abiding by the Paris Agreement. 'But if you've got another way about it, they're your numbers.'
