Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I'm sure that question wasn't written by Bob Carr. Not even Bob Carr is that stupid! I'm sure he's nobody's puppet. I will quote the Leader of the Opposition. You may think this quote was from some time ago, maybe back when he was advocating a three-level tax rate in Australia, as was the Henry review, but this was only in September of last year. In Townsville, the leader of the Labor Party said:

I think Australians pay enough tax at the moment.

'At the moment'—I notice there is a qualifier. He said:

I don't believe that another tax is going to be what Australians need or want at this stage.

The qualifier: 'at this stage'. He said that before he ripped into retirees when he put a $10.6 billion, over two years, tax on retirees.

What we know about this Leader of the Opposition is that he is shifty—he is shifty as. He will stand there in Townsville and say, 'I think Australians pay enough tax at the moment,' when he knows full well that, if he were to become Prime Minister, over the next 10 years he will be whacking an extra tax burden of $220 billion on the Australian people.

Ms Plibersek interjecting—

I note the interjection from the member for Sydney, the well-known tax genius and geography expert! She has come in here and said, 'But we're offering a bigger tax relief.'

Ms Plibersek interjecting—

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