Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, how much worse off will seniors be after the government axes the seniors supplement?

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Seniors are much better off thanks to this government abolishing the carbon tax. We have abolished the carbon tax but we have kept the carbon tax compensation, which means that seniors and households right around Australia are better off, on average, by $550 a year. It is worth pointing out to the Leader of the Opposition—

Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order: relevance. I asked the Prime Minister a very straightforward question.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

There is no point of order. The member will resume his seat.

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

This government has abolished the carbon tax and that means that seniors, in common with every other Australian—

Ms Macklin interjecting—

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

There will be silence from the member for Jagajaga!

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

will be better off on average to the tune of $550 a year per household. We are doing the right thing by the people of Australia. If seniors are anxious they should be anxious about members opposite, because if the members opposite ever got back into government the first thing they would do is bring back the carbon tax—a $550-a-year hit on households.

Jenny Macklin (Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Families and Payments) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

They are anxious about you!

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Jagajaga.

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

If the seniors of Australia want good government, they know who to stick with.