Senate debates

Wednesday, 17 March 2021

Questions without Notice

Economy

2:38 pm

Photo of Michaelia CashMichaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

I've got to take that very quiet interjection from the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senator Wong: 'Here we go.' You're right, Senator Wong: here we go, because it's important that the Australian people understand exactly what the Labor Party will commit to delivering to them if they are ever elected to office. It's bad enough that they took to the last election a commitment to slug Australians with $387 billion worth of taxes. Colleagues, can you imagine the state of the economy if that had occurred and then COVID-19 had hit? But they didn't stop there. The former Leader of the Opposition has yet again confirmed to the Australian people that, when it comes to lowering taxes, the Labor Party just don't believe there is any point. This is what he said: 'What is the point of giving a tax cut?' Well, I'd ask all those hardworking Australians out there who are benefiting from—

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