PM Abbott 'won't be held to ransom' by crossbench

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he won't be held to ransom by the Senate crossbench in order to get his budget measures passed.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he won't be held to ransom by the Senate crossbench in order to get his budget measures passed.

More than $30 billion worth of cuts and other revenue-raising legislation is mired in the upper house just days before the end of the parliamentary year.

Amanda Cavill reports.

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