Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

I am asked about disconnections and I would say that if the senator cared about not pushing up prices on electricity he would not engage, with his party, in the sort of barracking for uncertainty that is the Liberal Party's position. I would also make the point in respect of people's ability to pay electricity bills that we on this side of the chamber will be putting forward increases to pensions, increases to family tax benefits and tax cuts for everybody earning under $80,000 a year—all of which are opposed by those opposite. If the senator cares about low-income Australians, why is he supporting a reduction in the pension, why is he supporting a reduction in the disability support pension and why is he supporting an increase in personal income tax for low-income Australians? (Time expired)