Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

that tribunal has been abolished. Its abolition was opposed tooth and nail by the Labor Party.

It was only yesterday that the member for Chifley, who is so sensitive to the concerns of the owner-drivers in his electorate, described their concerns as a 'stunt'—wonderful! Men and women out of jobs—I suppose if you have a safe Labor seat in the House of Representatives, you do not have to worry too much about the precarious existence of small business men and women. But we do, because we know that is where the jobs come in Australia. That is what drives our economy and that is what drives jobs growth. It is the enterprise, the determination and the courage of those small business men and women, who are having a go every day. We stand up for them.

Every policy the Labor Party propose in this coming election will be a job-destroying policy. They are going to discourage investment by putting up capital gains tax by 50 per cent. If you want less of something, increase the tax on it. Labour clearly wants less investment. They do not want people to borrow money—

Mr Champion interjecting—

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