Angus Taylor (Hume, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Just ask my constituents about how the interim satellite service is going. Those opposite loved centrally driven big programs. I thought that I would have a look at how the 'year of big ideas' is going, and I found this wonderful document by the member for Fraser, called, 'Sharing the future'. It is about how we support digital businesses like Airbnb and Uber—those wonderful businesses that are creating great opportunities for us to reduce our costs of moving from a to b, accommodation and so on

I expected this paper to look at things like how we grow businesses like this in Australia and how we help them to succeed, but all I found was red tape. The only thing there was red tape—what key standards should be enforced, what licensing and inspection teams there should be, what public rating systems there should be and what role government should play in monitoring and enforcing access standards.

Those opposite will never understand the economy. Here, on this side of the House, we understand that small businesses create jobs and— (Time expired)

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