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

I'm actually asked about the coalition's tax policy! And I welcome that opportunity, because, on 1 July, every Australian worker will receive a tax cut this year. On 1 July next year, every Australian will receive another tax cut. Both of those tax cuts were voted against by those opposite, and they said if they were elected and he was the Treasurer then they would reverse it. Today, of course, we've seen that error repeated. We saw them vote against the working Australian tax offset of $250 for every Australian worker, and we saw them vote against the tax cut that's also reform—the $1,000 automatic tax deduction. But it shouldn't be surprising, given the history which is there, because we know that the costings that the coalition released, when the member for Hume was the shadow treasurer, just two days before the last election—

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