Senate debates

Wednesday, 10 May 2023

Matters of Public Importance

Budget

4:35 pm

Photo of James McGrathJames McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

I want to read out the words of this MPI again so those listening at home know how important this is:

Australia needed a Budget that reduces inflation and reins in spending to bring cost of living down for all Australians but instead, Labor delivered a high taxing, high spending budget that leaves an Australian family worse off by $25,000.

Last night was the great disappointment, wasn't it? It's a budget that is going to hurt Australians. Milton Freidman, quite a famous economist, wrote a few books. He said—

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