Opposition leader refused to confirm May promise on Sunday, and Bill Shorten accuses him of not doing his homeworkFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBill Shorten has accused Peter Dutton of not being ready to govern and failing to admit mistakes, after the opposition leader appeared to back away from an earlier promise to cut net overseas migration.The government services minister accused the opposition leader of “stubbornness” and not having done his “homework” on two different measures of migration. Dutton’s office has denied dumping the commitment.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-12-09 05:32:25
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Labor says Dutton won’t admit ‘mistake’ after he wouldn’t reaffirm net overseas migration cut
