Reaction to Labor's Budget promises

Bill Shorten speaks to the media at the Cancer Centre at Canberra Hospital

Bill Shorten speaks to the media at the Cancer Centre at Canberra Hospital Source: AAP

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Not everyone is welcoming Bill Shorten's promises of billions of dollars for education and health, and bigger tax cuts for low income earners.

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