Sydney Morning Herald | Abbott budget faces tough test as Senate blocks cause a rethink Sydney Morning Herald When Jenny Macklin, Labor's inveterate social policy expert sat down with the government on Wednesday morning, she sensed a rare opposition win might be in the offing. A long-running game of political brinkmanship had seen the government roll a clutch ... Labor backs government's Iraq air strikes No backdown in budget battle Govt making welfare cuts 'attractive' |