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

This week the Prime Minister told parliament, 'It's time to be honest,' and every day this week we've asked him questions about his broken promises and higher taxes. We soon realised he can't answer any questions, because he doesn't even understand the budget. But we shouldn't be surprised, because it's not his budget. This is Bill Shorten's budget. This is the budget that Bill Shorten wanted to deliver in the lead-up to the 2019 election, and we all remember what happened then. Our friend the member for McMahon, like a beacon of truth in a sea of lies, said, 'If you don't like our policies, don't vote for us.' That was the only good advice he's ever given us.

There is a fundamental deceit behind this government, which was elected on deception and trickery. Not one of those opposite had the guts to tell the Australian people before the last election about their plans to change negative gearing, capital gains tax and trusts. They knew if they told the truth the Australian people wouldn't vote for them, so they misled. They obfuscated. They were loose with the truth. They fudged the facts and they told 'little white Albos' to avoid being honest with the Australian people. They all told these 'little white Albos' to avoid telling the truth. It's time for the Prime Minister to be honest. If you want to hit Australians with higher taxes, have the guts to take those changes to an election and let the people decide. (Time expired)

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