PM's $1b plan to scrap carbon tax compo dead on arrival

By Adam Gartrell, Political Correspondent
Updated June 14 2017 - 10:28pm, first published 10:19pm
The Nick Xenophon team Left to Right Senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore Senator Stirling Griff Rebekha Sharkie member for Mayo and Senator Nick Xenophon at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 29 August 2016. Photo: Andrew Meares
The Nick Xenophon team Left to Right Senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore Senator Stirling Griff Rebekha Sharkie member for Mayo and Senator Nick Xenophon at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 29 August 2016. Photo: Andrew Meares

The Turnbull government's plan to save nearly $1 billion by axing carbon tax compensation for new welfare recipients appears dead on arrival.

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