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

I just heard an interjection from that member opposite. He says they haven't earned more. Well, household disposable income went up by 2.5 per cent—it's the highest in a decade—and the average compensation for Australians went up by 2.9 per cent, which went up over the 10-year average. Now, I know those opposite are illiterate with the economy and national finances. That's what the Australian people also know. I trust Australians with their money and Australians trust this government with their money, too, and that's why they returned us. They returned us because they know this government knows how to manage money and they know the Labor Party doesn't. Our investment in expanding our export markets and our investment in the essential services that Australians rely on are backed up in the public final demand figures that are in those national accounts. We have been taking the right decisions for the Australian economy. We're backing in the irrepressible optimism of Australians, because we know that's where our future lies.

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