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

Never in Australia's history has there been a worse government than the Abbott government. It is a government that has lied. It is a government that has broken promise after promise after promise. It is a government that has taken government in this country to a new low. Before the election—no cuts to health. Before the election—no cuts to education. Before the election—no cuts to the ABC and SBS. And, before the election, it promised the pensioners of Australia that it would not touch their pensions. Yet today we see, graphically, what it has in store for the pensioners of Australia.

This government is an absolute disgrace. It stands condemned for its lies and broken promises. Each and every day I have constituents ringing my office, emailing me, telling me how disappointed they are with the performance of the Abbott government and how disappointed they are with the lies and broken promises.

The final nail in their coffin is the GP tax, their failure to admit that they are wrong in that area and the introduction of $100,000 degrees. Their changes to education and university fees really condemn them and put a nail in their coffin. (Time expired)

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