Karen Grogan (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I will just take a moment to compose myself after that contribution.

Karen Grogan (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Highly unlikely. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate those opposite for one of the most spectacular backflips I've seen in my time in this place. But, when we cut through all of the political games, the grandstanding and the carrying on that we've seen over the last couple of weeks, the final decision on the Albanese Labor government's tax cuts was absolutely the right call to make, one that is in the best interests of Australians.

Let's just remind ourselves exactly what this decision means for a moment. We're talking about a tax cut that is fairer. We're talking about a tax cut which benefits many more Australians than would have benefited under the previous government's tax cuts.

Honourable senators interjecting—

I commend my colleagues over there for playing a little bit of tax bingo. Well done.

Honourable senators interjecting—

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

Order, everybody!

Karen Grogan (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

We will see a total of 13.9 million taxpayers get a cut. 13.9 million? Tipping up your bingo scores there, boys! That will also include 90 per cent of women. That's got to be a great outcome in this country in the situation that we are looking at at the moment, with the cost-of-living challenges in front of us. This government, the Albanese Labor government, is doing more and more to assist those people to deal with this crisis. There is so much more I could say about the work that we're doing. The tax cuts are a thing now. Thank you for finally coming to the party, those across the table.