For the past week the federal government has been locked in a tussle with Victoria over who is responsible for financially supporting those suffering the economic consequences of another lockdown.

Scott Morrison and his ministers have tried to shift the responsibility onto their state counterparts, but grudgingly gave ground on Thursday, acknowledging they did have a role to play.

Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno on the fresh political challenges facing the federal government.

Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno.

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