Prime minister launches impassioned argument in favour of much-maligned reforms announced in last week’s federal budget

Bill Shorten told this masthead’s Inside Politics podcast that there was lots of “noise” from critics but said Labor could win the long-term argument.

Prime minister launches impassioned argument in favour of much-maligned reforms announced in last week’s federal budget

The prime minister became visibly emotional on Saturday as he used a speech to Labor Party faithful to defend his government’s controversial reform plans.