Australia politics live: Matt Canavan says US tariffs have ‘fig leaf of a justification’; Greens condemn Jim Chalmers’ ‘Henry VIII powers’

Nationals leader says tariffs are unjustified and ‘a clear breach of the free-trade agreement Australia has with the US’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers’ budget bill will face debate and a vote in the House today, and he poses the legislation as a “really simple choice” for the Coalition.As we know, the government has set up the bill as a wedge for the opposition, by including both tax changes to CGT and negative gearing and tax cuts for workers.Really simple choice in the parliament today: Labor lower taxes on workers,