Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Despite the negative approach of those opposite, we are getting on with growing the economy and spreading the benefits of the boom right around our economy. Tripling the tax free threshold—that will be ripped out by those opposite. Putting in place increases in payments—all those to be ripped out by those opposite. We understand what it is like to make ends meet. We understand that families out there need additional support with the cost of living. But, of course, those opposite will oppose anything, say anything and do anything in this House, and we just saw another example of that from the shadow Treasurer. What they demonstrate every day of the week is that this opposition leader is too destructive and too negative to ever be put in charge of a $1.5 trillion economy.

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