Angus Taylor (Hume, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister said his word is his bond. Will the Prime Minister raise taxes on houses, savings, small businesses and farmers?

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question. I encourage him to turn up here at 7.30 pm and to hear the budget speech, because what budget speeches do is they outline the direction that a government wants to do. And then, on Thursday night, we'll get to see—maybe—the direction that the opposition want to do. But he has, of course, the opportunity to give a budget reply, unlike the former member for Farrer, who was not allowed the opportunity to even last to give one budget reply—not one. The boys sat down and plotted, prior to a funeral of one of their former colleagues, on how they would replace the member for Farrer.

Also when it comes to budgets and taxation measures, there will be consideration, of course—as there always is—on investment. Well, I'll tell you what has got a very low rate of return—that is the investment made in knocking off the member for Farrer and putting this bloke in.