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

They have interesting tactics meetings, I'm sure. The fact is that the Howard government was the highest taxing government, as I have said. The fact is also that those opposite opposed the measures that we put in place to provide support for personal income tax cuts; they opposed the measures to cut student debt; they opposed the measures for free TAFE, which makes a difference; and they opposed the tax arrangements that we put in place to encourage EVs and the cheaper batteries program. They opposed all of these measures. We on this side have put forward no less than five tax cuts, one of which, of course, clicks in next week for 14 million Australians. If the Leader of the Opposition had been the Treasurer, rather than the worst shadow treasurer Australia had ever seen, what we would have seen is higher taxes. That wouldn't have occurred. That was the policy that they took to the election. Instead, we get a tax cut and we get another tax cut next year.

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