House debates

Thursday, 29 May 2014

Questions without Notice

Budget

2:59 pm

Photo of Bill ShortenBill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

I certainly will. How tough was it for the Prime Minister in this budget of tough choices to rip $160 per fortnight away from single pensioners—$450 million overall in cuts—while at the same time paying $50,000 in paid parental leave to people that Australia knows do not need the money?

Honourable members interjecting

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