Karen McNamara (Dobell, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is relevant because it is all about Labor lies and union lies. It is about your 'BFF's the unions—sending them out there to spread all your lies—and all the money that is wasted. Four people contacted my office to ask where I was—and, of the 101,000 people in Dobell who are enrolled voters, 227 contacted me to complain about the union. So thanks for getting my name out there, unions, I appreciate it! For the Labor Party it is all about getting noticed. When I stand here and talk about the scaremongering campaigns, I speak firsthand from what they are doing out there. There are lies about the GST. The GST will be the unions' next campaign in all the marginal seats. Those opposite prey on the weak and vulnerable in our community. We know that when Chris Bowen was Treasurer he secretly modelled an increase to the GST and a broadening of the base. Any changes to the GST would only be considered if put by the states and territories—we all know that—because it is the states and territories who receive the revenue from the GST. Such a proposal would also have to reduce taxes such as personal income tax and increase income support payments to ensure that vulnerable Australians are not adversely affected, as occurred when the GST was first introduced. But all we get from those opposite is more taxes—and now this other lie about the GST. We are not raising the GST. And where did you get the magic number of 15 per cent from? Mr 15 per cent himself. We have not seen him for a couple of days. Where is Mr 15 per cent? (Time expired)

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