Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Tasmanians are seeing stronger economic growth, lower unemployment and better prospects than they've seen for many years. That's a result of a strong economic plan from our government here in Canberra and from Will Hodgman's government in Hobart. It is based on the hard work of the Tasmanians who want to work hard, invest, start businesses, get ahead, realise their dreams and respect their aspirations—and, may I say, regardless of their age. Everyone is entitled to have aspirations to realise their dreams, to get a better wage, to start a business. Everyone is entitled to aspire to that. The honourable member is disrespecting the aspirations and the opportunities of the people of Tasmania by attempting to stand in the way of our comprehensive personal income tax reform, because it, as part of our economic plan, is ensuring that the people in her state are seeing better times ahead and they're doing that because of aspiration. The very aspiration that mystifies her deputy leader is what is inspiring stronger economic growth in Tasmania, and it is what we are encouraging and enabling with our economic plan, with our income tax reform plan, with our reductions in company tax, with our investments in infrastructure. That is what is ensuring there are better times in Tasmania. The honourable member would be well aware that the people of Braddon are keenly aware that the risk to their prosperity is the Labor Party and its threat of higher taxes, fewer jobs, lower wages and less investment.

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