Darren Chester (Gippsland, National Party, Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) | Link to this | Hansard source

Australians have one simple question for this prime minister: when will the Prime Minister stop breaking his promises and actually start telling the truth to the Australian people? After four years of the Albanese government, the family budgets of everyday Australians are going backwards with a severe decline in living standards. The Prime Minister promised before the election that Australians would be better off under this government. It's just another broken promise from a prime minister who is allergic to telling the truth to the Australian people.

The Prime Minister told Australians 50 times that he wouldn't change capital gains tax and negative gearing. When the Prime Minister fell off a stage, he said: 'No. I stepped back one step. I didn't fall off the stage.' And Australians are still waiting for the $275 reduction in power bills the Prime Minister promised 97 times. Who would believe another promise this prime minister makes? This is a prime minister who was elected on deceit, broken promises and trickery, and now he's doing deals with the Greens to ram his budget of broken promises and higher taxes through the parliament. The budget confirmed the great deception at the heart of this government. The Prime Minister also said to the Australian people, 'My word is my bond, and I won't BS people.' Prime Minister, when will you actually start telling the truth?