Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Hansard source

I am very happy to be following the member for Lyons. He has something in common with the member for Braddon, the member for Page, the member for Eden-Monaro and the member for Capricornia. They all represent some of the lowest income families in this country. Indeed, 24 of the 25 poorest electorates in this country can be found in rural and regional Australia. That is the great tragedy of this budget. It is the great tragedy of the cuts to family tax benefit B. It is the great tragedy of the cut in the low-income super contribution. It is the great tragedy of the increases in petrol prices.

Mr Hutchinson interjecting—

Mr Whiteley interjecting—

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