Tim Wilson (Goldstein, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Let's talk about not understanding a budget. Let's talk about this prime minister, who during question time has dismissed the impact of his new taxes on young Australians. We have raised in this chamber the impact of the new taxes that this government is putting forward on Janet and her daughter with Down syndrome. On Monday, the Prime Minister turned around and said it didn't really apply to Janet or her daughter. Today, we asked a further question on the impact on Janet and her daughter of the government's new taxes, and he has again dismissed and denied this case. The reality is there is no-one who is going to be spared from the new taxes that this Albanese government is applying to Australian households, small businesses and those who are getting ahead. There's a simple reason: this whole budget is built on the basis of the betrayal of the Australian community.

When I'm saying that the government has betrayed the Australian community, when we say the Labor Party has lied to the Australian community, there should be an uproar—

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