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Dutton defends skills summit boycott

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the jobs and skills summit will be nothing but a talkfest. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has defended his decision not to attend the upcoming jobs summit, saying the government had rejected coalition suggestions to solve the skills shortage.

Mr Dutton said the jobs and skills summit, scheduled to take place over two days in September, would be nothing but a talkfest.

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