John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The Treasurer made a lot of statements in 2004 and they were very effective. The one that I treasure the most out of the 2004 election campaign was when he pinged the member for Lilley for not only trying to falsely allege that our $600 family tax supplement was not real but actually promising the families of Australia that if he became Treasurer after the 2004 election they would be $600 a year per child worse off. I invite the member for Lilley to ask me another question on the Treasurer’s statement—and I can think of quite a few more that would embarrass him and do him a lot of damage.

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