Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

It is true that, on the back of a lot of media reporting—which turned out to be quite misguided—a lot of Australians were concerned about the possibility of a Labor government, which would've had a very negative effect on the economy. They were concerned about the retiree tax and the housing tax, higher taxes on investment, and all of the other higher taxes that Labor were pursuing—which is why, of course, they voted for our agenda of lower income taxes for all working Australians. We are getting on with the job. We are getting on with delivering what we promised we would deliver to the Australian people, to build a stronger economy and secure Australia's future.