Jason Clare says reported comments by Jane Hume suggest the Coalition still wants to enforce a return to office work
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The prime minister has pledged to enshrine penalty rates in law if his government is re-elected and sought to reinvigorate a clash with the Coalition over working from home.
With two weeks until Australians cast their votes, both major party leaders headed to the Sydney Royal Easter Show to pat animals and push for advantage.
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