House debates Questions without Notice

Dividend Imputation

Monday, 6 March 2023 House of Representatives

Angus Taylor

Angus Taylor Hume, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer

2:24 pm

My question is to the Prime Minister. On 30 of March 2021 the Prime Minister said, 'We won't have any changes to the franking credits regime.' Why has the Prime Minister misled the Australian people? Isn't this yet another broken promise from a tricky prime minister?

Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister

The Treasurer's been waiting patiently there since last November to get a single question. It's now March. It was his birthday last week—on the same day! Give him a question. That's all he asks!

Milton Dick

Milton Dick Speaker

The Prime Minister will return to the question.

Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister

I would have thought that the shadow Treasurer might have asked a question about super. He's had a lot to say about super.

Milton Dick

Milton Dick Speaker

The Prime Minister will return to the question.

Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister

But apparently not. He's just picked another argument with himself, but he picked an argument with himself accidentally last week, as well, for the entire week. At last, a fair fight: a fight between the shadow Treasurer and the shadow Treasurer! I think they've only got one now. Angus versus Angus: a true battle of the lightweights!