Peter Dutton took to parliament to respond to what he called was "one of the most irresponsible" budgets he had seen in his decades-long political career.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has proposed a two-year housing ban for foreign investors and temporary migrants in a highly critical response to the federal budget.and his second surplus on Tuesday, promising it would fight inflation while tackling cost of living pressures.
He would also reduce the permanent migration program by 25 per cent from 185,000 to 140,000 for the first two years. Dutton, who said Australians were sleeping in cars and tents across the country amid the housing crisis, backed the university restrictions.The key figures from the 2024 federal budget
"In particular, the $3.4 billion for medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, and the extension of emergency payments to support women and children fleeing domestic violence," he added.
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