Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

The only party promising to raise taxes at the last election was yours, Senator Paterson. That is what the shadow cabinet, with you as a member, decided. I have heard the PM say that before the election. I've heard the PM say it after the election. Our tax policies are the ones that we took to the election—standard deductions and lowering income tax. You were about hiking up income tax, and you took that to the election, and the people of Australia had a look at what you were offering, and they said: 'No. No, thanks.' So we are implementing the policies that we took to the last election, whether they be in tax, health care and investing in Medicare, opening up more urgent care clinics and expanding on bulk-billing rates, or whether they be our investments in education, skills, training or housing. All of those commitments that we took to the election that were costed and released before the election are the ones that we will be delivering upon.