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Budget Wishlist (Part 1): Talking Sh!t with Allegra Spender

Season 3, Ep. 13

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The first episode of our two-part pre-budget series, admin 1 chats all things budget with Allegra Spender, the Federal MP for Wentworth, including her hopes for major tax reform, as well as her wins in housing reform, and why the fight for a gas tax might not be over just yet.

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