‘Come back to the planet’: Jacqui Lambie slams federal budget’s $300 energy rebate

Political leaders and commentators have picked apart the centrepiece of Labor’s federal budget – the $300 energy rebate meant to help Australians with the cost of living. “There’s a … fight out for those people really doing it tough, and seriously, this budget doesn’t go anywhere near addressing that,” says independent Senator Jacqui Lambie. “If they think $300 is going to fix it, bloody hell, come back to the planet mate.”