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Taylor questioned on Coalition’s stance on public service jobs

Angus Taylor was also asked about the number of public service jobs sent to consultants under the last Coalition government, costing $20bn in the last year of the Morrison government.

The idea from Katy Gallagher that somehow she has magically reduced spending by doing this kind of switch is just nonsense.

Over the course of a year it’ll be, if it’s a one-tank family, it’d be $750. If it’s two tanks, it’s $1,500 … [Or] $14 a week, [and] $28 a week for a two-tank family.

Yes, this will replace what Labor is doing, which we think is inappropriate under the circumstances, as we’ve laid out in the last 24 hours.