Darren Chester (Gippsland, National Party, Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

If they're interjecting, I think I've got every right to respond. Why does this matter? Because this is a $5,000 per household corruption tax on every Victorian household and $15 billion worth of taxpayers' money wasted. What would $15 billion buy you? Think of the new hospitals. Think of the improvements to schools. Think about the improvements to our roads. Think about taxpayers' money being paid to union thugs and organised crime mates instead of being paid to recruit more police, more nurses and more teachers. I'm pleased to see that the Liberal leader in Victoria and the Nationals leader, Danny O'Brien, are offering a fresh start and real solutions. We need to end the rorts, the waste and the corruption to get Victoria heading in the right direction.

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