Australia news live: Barnaby Joyce won’t guarantee One Nation policies will be costed before next election
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19.25 EDTJoyce declines to guarantee One Nation policies will be costed before next electionDan Jervis-BardyOne Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has failed to guarantee the party will cost all of its policies ahead of the election after the Coalition claimed the rightwing party’s agenda would destroy the budget and drive up interest rates.The opposition leader, Angus Taylor, last week used a major speech to argue Hanson’s platform would cost more than $1tn over a decade, force the Reserve Bank to lift rates and even risk a sovereign debt crisis.Appearing on Sky News, Joyce – who is now One Nation’s treasury spokesperson – brushed off Taylor’s attack.Sky News host Andrew Clennell asked Joyce if the party would submit all of its policies to the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) for costings, to…
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