Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for his question on 'economy day' for those opposite, apparently. We congratulate him on getting a question on the economy today. I thank him for not singing the question! I thank him sincerely. He spoke about the economy, how Australia is going and how, according to those opposite, who continue to talk Australia down—they must have missed the recession that took place in countries. Just look across the ditch at New Zealand, for example, as well as the UK and other countries. They must have missed the fact that 1.2 million jobs have been created.

The member who asked the question asks about standard of living and the impact on quality of life. Well, they've also missed the fact that paid parental leave will hit the full six months in a little while. The shadow Treasurer described it as a 'very bad scheme'. They must have missed the fact that the shadow Treasurer has advocated a flat tax. He said:

We must stop fiddling at the margins. … we have to move towards a simpler 20 per cent flat personal, company and consumption tax …

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