Julie-Ann Campbell (Moreton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yesterday we heard that the shadow Treasurer tried to short Australia. He tried to short Billy Joel as well, but that's another story. He tried to bet against us and he hoped for our nation to fail. It shouldn't surprise anyone here, because we know that the shadow Treasurer is part of a coalition that has a track record of shorting Australians. They shorted Australians when they voted against 20 per cent off student debt, they shorted Australians when they voted against free TAFE, and they shorted Australians when they tried to dismantle bulk-billing.

That stands in stark contrast to what the Albanese Labor government is delivering on. That delivery has a face—the face of people who are assisted every day by what we are doing for what Australians care about the most. It's Ken, who saves money every month because we've made medicines cheaper; it's Lynn, who now has an urgent care clinic right next door, giving her easy access to health care; and it's Helena, a third-year Griffith Uni student who has benefited from 20 per cent off student debt.

They can't vote against these core delivery things without voting against Australians. When you short Australia, you short Helena, you short Ken, you short Lynn, and you short every single Australian in this nation.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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