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Albanese government to rush through laws to speed up fuel purchases worth as much as $2bn.

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We haven’t had an honest conversation in this country about issues around taxation for a very long time, because the conversation always gets shut down.

So I absolutely support us having honest conversations as Australians about what we should be doing into the future that’s in the best interest of our nation.

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原文链接: The Guardian