House debates Bills
Treasury Laws Amendment (Axe the Tampon Tax) Bill 2018; First Reading
Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House
12:54 pm
I move:
That the second reading be made an order of the day for the next sitting.
Adam Bandt Melbourne, Australian Greens
I move:
That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:
"the motion for the second reading be proceeded with immediately."
This parliament could axe the tampon tax today. We could do it today. The bill has just passed the Senate and, if the government makes enough time in the House for us to deal with it and if the government comes around to support the majority of Australians and the Senate in recognising that we are taxing women for being women and that there is no place in Australia for this discriminatory tax, we could remove this unfair burden today. At the moment, there are necessities that are not subject to the GST. Toothpaste in this country is not subject to the GST.
Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House
12:55 pm
I move:
That the question be now put.
