Question:

Your Treasurer accused Peter Dutton of being a DOGE sycophant, borrowing policy from elsewhere. Do you agree with your Treasurer that he is a DOGE sycophant that’s adopted Donald Trump’s policies?

Anthony Albanese:

What’s interesting is the shadow Assistant Treasurer online has made a statement, very close confidant of Peter Dutton. When Jacinta Price was appointed as the shadow minister reflecting government efficiency referred very directly to DOGE and said that’s the model they would have. Peter Dutton has said on education, I don’t know why we have so many people in education if we don’t run schools. He said the same about health and hospitals. Peter Dutton, if you look at policies, people will be able to draw their own conclusions. I think on where some of the public service cuts, some of the rhetoric that comes through, some of the culture wars that have attempted to be stopped, people will look at similar policies around the world and they will make their own decisions.