Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Unfortunately I am, because the reckless high-taxing approach that those opposite would adopt, which would see them with their hands in the pockets of older Australians, will actually impact on them with $200 billion worth of taxes. They want to hike taxes on close to one million small businesses, just for example. Can you imagine how hard that will hit Australia's job market? Businesses spending more on taxes means they have less to spend on workers. The approach of those opposite is just further evidence that they can't be trusted to run the country's economy or to help older Australians find and retain employment.

In contrast to those opposite, the Morrison government is focused on delivering those jobs. As last week's labour force figures show, there are more Australians in work than ever before and more Australians in full-time work than ever before. It's clear that only this government, the Morrison government, has a plan to deliver more jobs for all Australians, including older Australians.