My question is to the Prime Minister. How can anyone have confidence in a government which is hopelessly divided, which punishes pensioners, which punishes families and is only interested in talking about itself and giving a $50 billion tax cut to large business?

It was only a week ago that the opposition leader said he was not going to be talking about politics; he would be talking about people and he would be listening to Australian families and their concerns. This new non-political Leader of the Opposition was about to burst like a refreshing ray of sunshine into the House of Representatives. But that was a very short-lived hope, we have the same old political bill, the same old 'Electricity Bill', the same denial of economic reality, the same approach where Labor threatens jobs and households—

The Prime Minister will resume his seat.

Mr Joyce interjecting—

The Deputy Prime Minister will cease interjecting.