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

Thank you, Senator O'Neill. You're right; it's important that these changes are delivered. It's important that they're delivered by the parliament now because Australians are under pressure and Australians do want change. That is what this Labor government is delivering.

Today the three right-wing parties—the Liberal Party, the National Party and One Nation—voted no again. They voted no to better, fairer, simpler taxes. They voted no to helping more Australians buy their own home. They voted no to cutting income taxes for workers again and again. You have to ask yourself, President: what do those opposite stand for? They don't even know themselves. They're not even sure who they want to stand for them. Even this morning we hear reports that the Liberal leader is on 'borrowed time'. There are some even arguing for Mr Wilson as an option. Well, let's just pause on that for a moment.