Jill Hall (Shortland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The member for Calare stands condemned for trivialising Sorry Day, the apology to the stolen generation—one of the greatest moments in this parliament. I condemn him for the statement that he just made. This budget is not about the apology to the stolen generation; this is a cruel budget that affects all Australians. He really stands condemned for that comment, and I am sure that Indigenous Australians throughout this country will take note of that. It goes to the heart of the fact that this government really does not care.

This budget is cruel, this budget is mean-spirited, this budget is harsh and this budget attacks the most disadvantaged people in our society—as the member for Calare just did. This budget stands condemned, as does this heartless government—one of the most heartless governments, if not the most heartless government, in the history of this country. Each day I see members opposite on the backbench hanging their heads, because they know how harsh this budget is. They know how it is attacking people in every area of our society.

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