In Question Time, Albanese took the chance to grill the Coalition’s $20,000 tax break for small businesses to entertain guests.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) listens to the leader of the opposition Liberal Party Peter Dutton speak in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra on October 16, 2023. Australians on October 14 roundly rejected greater rights for Indigenous citizens, scuppering plans to amend the country's 122-year-old constitution after a divisive and racially tinged referendum campaign. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images
As the faux-election season heats up, so did the opening day of Parliament, with the Albanese government sinking its teeth into the opposition over a policy more lunchroom than boardroom.
Labor took every chance to turn Question Time into a roasting session for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s tax break for small businesses engaging in lunch or entertainment.
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].
