Jess Walsh (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

We know that hardworking Australians are feeling the pinch. It's clear that every single taxpayer deserves a tax cut, so that's exactly what we're doing. Under our plan, 87 per cent of Australians are better off; 95 per cent of nurses, teachers and truckies are better off; and 100 per cent of Australian taxpayers will get a tax cut.

The Liberals' position on our tax plan is somewhat less clear. In fact, it can only be described as an absolute mess. First, the deputy leader came out and wanted to roll back our tax plan. After that, you rolled over and said yes to our tax plan. That's a word that we don't often hear from those opposite when they respond to our cost-of-living measures. It's usually, 'No, no, no.' But you've rolled over and said yes, and you're going down absolutely screaming about it. Now you're telling the Australian people that you might do some more tax cuts but without telling us exactly what you're going to cut to make that happen. You have had three different positions this week alone. What an absolute train wreck of an opposition!

We don't know what the plan is going to be tomorrow, but we know that Mr Dutton will be right in that plan. We know that, under Mr Dutton, something has got to be getting the chop. Just look at his record as the worst health minister on record. He wanted to slap a fee on every visit to the doctor. He tried to charge Australians for showing up at the hospital. He tried to hike up medicine prices on the PBS, and he froze payments for GPs. Imagine if this man got the keys to the Australian budget.