Treasurer Joe Hockey has warned Australians he may be forced to take emergency action and deliver Queensland-style austerity if structural budget reforms are not made. But after meeting Palmer United Party leader Clive Palmer on Tuesday night to discuss the budget, Mr Hockey has also given the clearest signal yet that he is personally willing to compromise with the Senate crossbench on some of the budgets most contentious measures such as the $7 GP fee. After criss-crossing the country for the past two weeks to meet the Senate crossbench, Mr Hockey pressed his case for structural reform in an interview on ABC local radio in Brisbane and said everyone is being slugged in the budget. Read more: smh.au/federal-politics/political-news/joe-hockey-threatens-emergency-austerity-action-if-budget-measures-are-rejected-20140813-3dm4o.html
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 04:33:44 +0000
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