Helen Polley (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The Australian people were not fooled at the last election, and I do not think they are going to be fooled again by a leader that promised there will be no new taxes. But what has he promised since? A big new tax. Who would he tax? The business community—those that the other side claim to represent in this place. The Australian people will not trust Mr Abbott because the risk is too great—the risk to their jobs, to the health system and to their children’s educational opportunities. The National Broadband Network is part of that. I feel very sorry for the Liberal senators opposite—