Warren Truss (Wide Bay, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

Labor wants to increase the cost of living. It wants to increase the burden on living costs for nurses and, indeed, all workers in the Australian workforce.

Whatever the price of goods is now, it would be higher under Labor because Labor is committed to keeping a carbon tax which is affecting the cost of living of all Australians, including our nurses. If we want to have a government and a health system that is capable of delivering the services we need, we need to have the arrangements put in place to plan for the future, to ensure that we have a strong economy that is able to meet its commitments. Whatever the cost, it would be higher under Labor because Labor wants to have a carbon tax that goes up every year.

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