‘Culture of dependency' on the rise under Labor
'Labor is already ducking and weaving on its own tax reform agenda, ugh jeez, look, we can see where this is going, can't we, we just know it,' Ms De Giorgio said.
'Higher taxes under the guise of an economic reform roundtable.'
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