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Joe Hockey vows to persist with changes to Medicare Asked if the government will pursue widely criticised budget measures, embattled treasurer says, ‘We have no choice’  Joe Hockey says he's 'best person for the job' and stands by budget – politics live The prime minister is inching away from contentious measures in the May budget, but the beleagured treasurer is standing his ground. Tony Abbott will meanwhile release the annual closing the gap report charting indigenous disadvantage. All the developments from Canberra, live  Anwar Ibrahim: Australia 'deeply concerned' at severity of sentence Julie Bishop issues strongly worded statement as Nick Xenophon calls for sanctions against Malaysia after opposition leader’s sodomy conviction upheld  Closing the Gap: poor progress on most Indigenous disadvantage measures Life expectancy, early education and employment show disappointing results in annual report
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Abbott has failed to make the one promise that could save him: to be fair | David Marr Instead of frank admissions and a fresh vision with equity at its heart, the prime minister gave us mechanical policy tweaks indicating little shift in course
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Sean Edwards scuttled on submarines: when is a tender not a tender? - video Sean Edwards is interviewed by David Speers on Sky News
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