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Morrison 'very confident' of winning support for tax passage, as he looks to crossbench

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Morrison 'very confident' of winning support for tax passage, as he looks to crossbenchScott Morrison nominated “working with the crossbench” as a pathway to getting the promised tax cuts through.AAP/Shutterstock/The Conversation

Labor has left the way open to wave through the government’s tax package in its entirety by the end of the week, but is continuing to play a game of brinkmanship by strongly attacking the...

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