Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party) | Hansard source

No, never. I always turned up. I always did. But I'll take that, interjection, because you had ministers missing in action—from Defence and the National Disability Insurance Scheme. They were not there to prepare to defend their own budget. They were not there to answer the questions that Australians are asking about the budget. Why are there $77 billion worth of tax hikes in this budget? Why is this budget hurting so many ordinary, everyday Australians? What have we got? ministers missing in action.

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