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A federal MP has leapt to the defence of Brittany Higgins after a political brawl erupted over a settlement she received following her alleged sexual assault inside Parliament House.
Independent Zali Steggall accused the coalition leadership of turning her into a political punching bag to further their attacks on the Labor government.
I just think putting a tax or a levy on the table upfront does not provide the incentive to the taskforce that the government is expecting them to come up with something that’s more innovative and more reformist, and something that’s going to be sustainable into the longer term.
We’d say take the tax and levy off the table and let’s look at something that’s a little bit more brave and reformist than that.
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