Labor’s tax cut changes ‘about maintaining power’: Bridget McKenzie

Nationals Senate Leader Bridget McKenzie has taken aim at the Labor government’s stage three tax cut changes which she claims are “about maintaining power”. Ms McKenzie said the federal government’s move appears to be motivated by winning the upcoming Dunkley by-election. “It’s very hard not to be cynical that this is actually about winning a by-election and maintaining power rather than actually keeping faith with the Australian people,” she told Sky News Australia. “Because he (Prime Minister Anthony Albanese) was very, very adamant he was a man of his word. “Well guess what, it turns out he’s not.”