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The Prime Minister is doubling down on his plan to cut parliamentary staffing allocations, which has ignited a furious battle with the crossbench. Finance Minister, Katy Gallagher says the PM isn't trying to get anyone offside, and while they're open to a constructive conversation with the crossbench - staffing allocations must be sustainable.

Anthony Albanese has ignited a furious brawl with the crossbench by slashing their parliamentary staffing allocations from 4 to just 1. Incoming independent Senator David Pocock says it will be very hard to vote for Government bills if he lacks the expert advice to properly scrutinise the legislation.

Every year about eight and a half million Australians claim about $20 billion worth of work-related expenses on tax. The average claim is about $3,000, so what work expenses can Australian's claim?