Australian news and politics live: Albanese-Minns bust-up labelled ‘absolute disaster’ for Labor after Budget

WA Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas says NSW Premier Chris Minns’ attack on the Federal Government and taxes is a “disaster”.

“That is disaster for Labor. Absolutely disaster,” he told Sunrise.

“When they are trying to sell this budget, not getting much traction, it is already unpopular, and then one of their golden boys comes out and bags it. That’s as bad as it can get.

“It can’t get any worse.”

It remains unclear if Mr Minns has spoken with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese or Treasurer Jim Chalmers after his extraordinary spray.

Federal Labor says Australians won’t be waiting long before they benefit from more tax cuts after NSW Labor Premier Chris Minns said more needed to be done to tackle bracket creep and give Australians their money back.

Speaking to Sunrise on Thursday, Environment Minister Murray Watt said he was “not sure” if Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spoken to Premier Minns after his comments on Wednesday.

Mr Minns said: “Whether it’s in this budget or it’s in the future, we do need to make sure that we’re doing everything we can to hand more money back to working Australians.”

“The top marginal rate of 47 per cent … you’re working Monday, Tuesday, and half of Wednesday for yourself, and then (the rest of) Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for the government.”

It was a rare Labor-Labor attack between State and Federal Governments, one that has left the Albanese Government facing more criticism of its Budget.

“What our job is to do is to get out there and explain to Australians the tax cuts that are being delivered in this budget.,” Mr Watts told Sunrise.

“The Premier (Mr Minns) and all Australians won’t have to wait long until we see the next tax cut come into place for all Australian workers, because it will happen on the 1st of July.

“Those tax cuts that we took to the last election are rolling out year after year.”