Labor to push budget tax cuts through parliament in apparent attempt to wedge Coalition

Government changes parliamentary schedule on Wednesday morning in surprise move to bring debate on federal budget tax cuts immediately

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Labor is seeking to quickly pass its budget night tax cuts through the parliament this week, in an apparent bid to wedge the Coalition, which has said it does not support the changes and voted against the bill on Wednesday.

If the tax changes pass parliament before the election is called, it would likely require the Coalition to pledge to repeal the $5 a week cuts if it came to office - after Peter Dutton and Angus Taylor said on Tuesday they would not support the cuts.

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