COAG to be 'waffle fest': Shorten

The Labor leader says the government needs to move on from discussion of the GST to put in place a proper economic plan.

Australian Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten — Opposition Leader Bill Shorten (AAP) Source: AAP

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Published 10 December 2015 11:46am

Updated 10 December 2015 12:14pm

Source: AAP

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Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says changing the GST is not an economic plan.

Mr Shorten said the prime minister, who will meet with state premiers in Sydney on Friday, should use the COAG summit as an opportunity to spell out how he intends to boost the economy.

"This COAG is a waffle fest to see if Malcolm Turnbull can con Australians into copping a higher GST," Mr Shorten told reporters in Launceston on Thursday.

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