Germany politics
fromThe Local Germany
4 months agoGermany's Merz urges MPs to back spending bonanza in fiery debate
Germany's leadership emphasizes urgent military and economic reform amid growing European security concerns.
The issue at stake, the runaway cost of sickness and disability benefits, was always clear. The number of new disability benefit claimants between July 2021 and July 2022 doubled.
The Sumar platform called for an immediate cancellation of a bullet purchase from Israel, asserting it violates the government's commitment to refrain from such deals amid the Gaza conflict.
We got it wrong and we have apologised for it, Dutton told reporters at a press conference. He said the policy had only ever targeted public service workers in Canberra, but accused Labor of portraying it otherwise in a "smear campaign".