Labor's rivals prepare to 'b*tch and fold' in Stage 3 tax cuts fight
Wary of angering middle-income voters, neither the Coalition or the Greens appear likely to block the government's stage three tax cuts reversal.
Over the past fortnight, as Labor's political rivals positioned themselves to respond to the government's Stage 3 tax cuts overhaul, a phrase has been bouncing around Parliament: "Bitch and fold".
Reportedly coined by prominent political journalist (now an Albanese office staffer) Katherine Murphy, it refers to the political tactic of complaining loudly about a policy only to eventually vote for it. And it looks like it will be in good use on both sides of the ideological spectrum in the first sitting week of 2024.
The government's Stage 3 tax cuts are set to be the focus this week, with the issue all but certain to targeted by the Coalition in Question Time after Labor's legislation is introduced on Tuesday.
"You need to be prepared to listen to people and ensure that your actions are appropriate for the time. In 2024, every taxpayer deserves a tax cut, and we are going to give it to them," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told his Labor caucus colleagues on Monday afternoon.
