'Extraordinarily wasteful': Government under scrutiny over $300 energy bill relief

Every Australian deserves cost-of-living relief, including the nation's highest earners, the prime minister says. Anthony Albanese on Wednesday took to the press gallery to defend his government's third budget , which includes a $300 energy rebate for all households , as well as a price cap on medicines, a boost to rent assistance and cuts for all taxpayers that will kick in from July.

"The best thing that the government could have done in this budget was to be responsible to take the pressure off homegrown inflation and to try reduce interest rates," he told ABC radio. "This is a smoke and mirrors game going on here and giving $300 to people ... is just not going to cut it for the average family.

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