Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator McGrath for the question, although I don't believe his primary question is an accurate reflection of what—

Thank you for assistance, Senator Cash. I don't believe it's an accurate reflection of what I' said. I'm always happy to discuss with him whether or not my memory is correct, and I refer you to my previous answer. I would say to you, Senator McGrath, I know that those opposite are uncomfortable with the fact that the party that went to the election with higher taxes was you, and I know Senator McGrath and others in the coalition are on the record as wanting smaller government, and it is must be very hard for them to deal with the fact that the party that went to the last election with higher taxes for every taxpayer was the coalition.

What the Prime Minister has said is that we will be implementing the tax policy we took to the last election, towards making the tax system more efficient and fairer. We're going to be implementing our policy to give every Australian taxpayer a tax cut. We cut taxes for every Australian on 1 July 2024 and we will do it again on 1 July 2026 and again on 1 July 2027. It has been very clear that there is one party which has been focused on making our tax system fairer, and that is the Australian Labor Party.