Cathy O'Toole (Herbert, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

'Tis that time of year again when I tell a Christmas tale;

About the LNP's turmoils, desperation and endless fails.

This year it wasn't hard, which story to choose;

Because we have a Prime Minister who is Ebenezer Scrooge.

Before every LNP budget, former Treasurer Scott Morrison sat in his ivory tower;

Counting his dollars with an unyielding power.

The Australian people would beg for some investment in jobs, health, action on energy and education;

But Treasurer Morrison would always refuse and give nothing but cuts and privatisation!

Treasurer Morrison has been the architect of every single cut;

For he has put my home town, Townsville, in its current rut.

Just like the Ebenezer Scrooge's worker Fred, my home town has been left begging;

Workers, families, veterans and pensioners doing nothing but fretting;

About how, under the LNP, the local retail worker is receiving a pay cut;

And now, due to no action on energy, local businesses are now shut.

There are people choosing between medical visits and paying electricity bills;

And our pensioners cannot afford to pay for their pills!

Prime Minister Morrison has made massive cuts to education and health;

All whilst trying to privatise Medicare by stealth.

Townsville's unemployment under Prime Minister Morrison has almost doubled;

A fact that doesn't seem to make the LNP troubled.

For Prime Minister Morrison has been giving taxpayer dollars to the top end of town;

At the expense of Townsville's jobs, workers and families—keeping us all down.

Just like the plot out of the Charles Dickens story;

Ghosts from the LNP past are coming out of purgatory.

Former Prime Minister Abbott has risen—the ghost of LNP past;

He's back to wreak havoc—and fast!

Then there is former Prime Minister Turnbull who is the LNP's ghost of present;

With his anger and disgust for the LNP—I share his sentiment.

For the ghost of present, Prime Minister Turnbull, is ringing bells, loudly and true;

That led to the landslide victory in Victoria, leaving the LNP black and blue.

All of these ghosts are putting their own self-interest first;

At the expense of regional workers, and only making things worse.

The ghost of yet-to-come has not arrived yet;

But allow me to guess and make $100 bet.

The ghost of yet-to-come won't be one ghost but millions;

For Prime Minister Morrison's future will be decided by Australian civilians.

And on election day, the ghosts who have received the brunt of Prime Minister Morrison's cuts;

Who have received nothing from the LNP government but peanuts;

They will ensure that every one of their votes count;

By voting out Prime Minister Morrison and holding him to account.

For Townsville will remember all of the cuts to jobs and to health;

And how our taxpayer dollars go to those with incredible wealth.

At the next election, Prime Minister Morrison will have hard lessons to learn;

About how he can't create Townsville's largest economic downturn.

And when you are the person responsible for huge job loss;

The people of Townsville are going to give you the toss!