Australia news live: PM resists calls for new gas exports tax as Labor gathers to debate policy platform

Australia's prime minister is holding the line against calls for a new tax on gas exports, even as his Labor party gathers to hash out its policy platform. The Guardian reports that the debate comes as the treasurer warns the parties of the, quote, sensible centre and centre-left face serious economic challenges. The resistance sets up a test of party unity heading into the conference, with the levy on gas exports among the flashpoints on the table.

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