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Australia politics live: Coalition accuses Labor of treating veterans ‘with contempt’; Victorian Liberals pledge to ‘throw open doors to gas’

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Australia politics live: Coalition accuses Labor of treating veterans ‘with contempt’; Victorian Liberals pledge to ‘throw open doors to gas’

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