The federal opposition leader has used his budget reply speech to lay the blame for any future increase to interest rates at the feet of the Albanese government, arguing their second budget will fuel inflation, and make life harder for millions of Australians.
Peter Dutton labelled Jim Chalmers's second budget as treasurer big spending, posing temporary 'Band-Aid' relief that will result in more pain.
In his second budget reply speech in less than a year, the Liberal leader said the Albanese government's budget would make cost-of-living pressures worse and risk creating a generation of working poor Australians.
