Dutton pledges tax breaks for business startups and meets alpaca who sneezed on King Charles

Opposition leader also says his migration plan would prioritise tradies and not yoga teachers

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The Coalition says it will introduce tax offsets to help an extra 350,000 small businesses get going if it is elected.

On Saturday morning, the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, announced an entrepreneurship accelerator" which would see new businesses receive tapered tax offsets and tax deductions for tech upgrades.

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