‘Wasteful’: Albanese government called out over budget spending

Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has called out the Albanese government over its “wasteful” budget spending. The Coalition will go to the next election with budget and off-budget savings of close to $100 billion, which will see Labor spending programs axed. “I want to draw everyone’s attention to one clear message, which is that unless you grow the economy faster than government spending, we will still have this country in a productivity slump,” Ms Ley told Sky News Australia. “Of course, we’re identifying areas of wasteful spending, including off-budget spending that has been pushing up interest rates.”