Major parties draw battle lines over government size and spending ahead of election
With Parliament's final weeks approaching, the major parties are staking out contrasting positions on government scale and public service spending.
Parliament is entering its final weeks before the election campaign intensifies. The major parties are beginning to define their distinct policy positions, with dividing lines emerging over the size of government, levels of public spending, and the future direction of the public service.
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I believe in a promised land With Parliament entering its final weeks before the election campaign gets serious, some of the dividing lines between the major parties are being drawn over the size of government, public spending and the future…