Tanya Plibersek Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
3:16 pm
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
Tony Smith Speaker
Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?
Tanya Plibersek Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Most grievously.
Tanya Plibersek Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In question time today, the Prime Minister partially misquoted me, saying: 'Honestly, this aspiration term—it mystifies me.' What I actually said was: 'Honestly, this aspiration term—it mystifies me. As if someone on $40,000 a year isn't going to want to earn $100,000 a year because they are going to pay a bit more tax. They are going to get a lot more income; they are going to pay a bit more tax. I think it's just an excuse and a cover for a government that is determined to give the biggest tax cuts to people like them—people that they want to look after, the big end of town. How is it fair that a surgeon on five times the income of a nurse gets 16 times the tax cut?'