From The Australian:
Bill Shorten is holding out against $6 billion in budget cuts he “banked” in Labor’s election platform only weeks ago, shattering talk of a consensus on fiscal repair as he blasts Malcolm Turnbull for trying to legislate the savings.
Labor prepared the ground to reject or amend the most controversial measures, including cuts to renewable energy funding and welfare programs, despite renewed calls for both major parties to find common ground to fix the nation’s $37bn deficit.