Jun 7, 2026 – 12.19pmSenator David Shoebridge has downplayed reports Labor is trying to win the Greens support for its tax package by offering a longer inquiry into the proposed $37.8 billion in cuts to the NDIS, as the Senate remains in a three-way gridlock over the government’s budget legislation.“I haven’t seen an offer to that effect,” the Greens foreign affairs spokesman told ABC’s Insiders on Sunday.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Senate in gridlock over tax, as NZ PM warns of CGT ‘wrecking ball’
No breakthrough in talks between Labor, the Greens and the Coalition over the taxation package, as Christopher Luxon warns of the damaging effects of capital gains tax.
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