Dick Adams (Lyons, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

That is what the veterans in my electorate believe, and they are asking for him to apologise. That is what the emails that I have received from my constituents say. We have a budget that has been thoroughly wasteful in some parts and downright stingy in anything to do with community services, the elderly, health and education, the very areas that need the most attention. I guess these people are expendable to the government. Contrary to the Treasurer’s closing comments, this budget does nothing in the way of taking this nation forward with infrastructure, with training and with human consideration. Labor can do a lot better. We will not have a whole pile of hidden cuts and changed programs. We will respect the people who have served us and we will deliver on key needs for a more equitable and fair society.

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