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Indeed, Coalition MPs are aghast at the sudden depth of their political dilemma and are already muttering about radical solutions. Being discussed is everything from a humiliating retreat on one or all of the budget’s most odious matters – think petrol excise, Newstart changes, the pension age rising to 70 and the GP payment – to the ‘‘nuclear’’ option down the track of a leadership shake-up. An initial period of calm immediately following the budget is giving way to the realisation that economically it was at best unimaginative and, politically speaking, it was deeply flawed. And that in turn is showing up as criticism of Hockey. And of Tony Abbott. Read more: theage.au/comment/toxic-budget-stirs-up-backbench-jitters-20140522-zrl64.html#ixzz32X1mogZC
Posted on: Fri, 23 May 2014 10:04:17 +0000

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