Jamie Briggs (Mayo, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The choice is very clear for the Australian Labor Party: accept the Australian people's verdict. We took this to the election. We made it very clear.

Ms Owens interjecting—

That is exactly what I just said. We said that we would abolish this tax. We said that we would abolish the payment because the money did not exist! You told them fibs. The money did not exist. Get rid of the bill. Get rid of it now and stop the shame.

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