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Japan farm minister resigns in first scandal blow to PM Takaichi
South China Morning PostSRC LO·JP·1 day ago
Prime Minister Albanese intervened to delay an ATO ban on credit card payments for tax bills, prompting Treasurer Chalmers to deny being overruled. The move follows criticism of the government's handling of the policy and precedes stopgap funding. This reveals internal friction within the Australian government over fiscal policy implementation.