Terri Butler (Griffith, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is a shame that Liberal and National Party members of this House have gone missing when it comes to protecting working families on single incomes and dual incomes from the worst aspects of the outrageous first two budgets of the Abbott government. Where is the member for Bonner? 7,172 families in his electorate get family tax benefit part B. They will suffer under this government's budget cuts. Where is the member for Brisbane on this issue? 3,408 families will suffer because of this government's budget cuts. In Capricornia 8,638 families will suffer because of the coalition government's budget cuts. In Dawson 8,690 families will suffer because of this Liberal National government's budget cuts. In Flynn 9,629 families will suffer because of this coalition government's budget cuts. In Forde 12,867 families will suffer because of this government's budget cuts. In Leichhardt 11,654 families will suffer because of this Liberal National government's budget cuts. In Petrie 12,502 will suffer because of this coalition government's budget cuts.

This government's budgets are aimed at attacking working families whether they are on a dual or single income, and the people on that side of the House in the National Party might want to do a little bit better in sticking up for those single-income families that they sometimes claim to represent. This budget and last year's budget together will hurt working families.

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