Luke Hartsuyker (Cowper, National Party, Deputy Leader of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | Hansard source

That is right. Where does the buck stop? The buck stops with the people to the right of Madam Deputy Speaker. They made the promises during the election campaign, and we on this side of the House are going to be keeping them accountable during this term of the parliament for the promises they made.

For those people who are living on limited incomes it is not necessarily an option to increase their income. Many of them are ill. Many of them are on a very low income—perhaps they are pensioners—and they just have to do what they can to manage their resources and their budgets to meet the day-to-day costs of living. They depend on the government to manage the economy well. They depend on those opposite. They depend on the Assistant Treasurer.

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