Labor have accused the Greens of siding with the Coalition and playing their “usual political games” in the latest move of what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls the “No-alition”.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers called on the minor party to stop playing “political games” as the Greens announced their intention toblock Labor’s bid to charge wealthy retirees more tax unless the government commits to paid parental leave changes.
Mr Albanese said the Greens formed a “new No-alition” when they joined forces with the Coalition to block the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund earlier this year. “If they support tax reform to make concessions less generous for people with millions of dollars in super, then they should vote for it.
“This is such a timid change to the tax concessions that the obscenely wealthy receive. If the government is not going to improve that, the least they can do is put it to good use,” Senator Waters told ABC Radio. “We are putting the call out to government to make good on their alleged commitment to putting super on paid parental leave,” she said.
Dr Chalmers said the government had “already” extended paid parental leave in a bid to boost women’s economic opportunity.
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