Bruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Minister for Small Business) Share this | Hansard source

A bit of union strong-arming going on over there! This record has been achieved by getting out of the road of job creators. We have been reducing red tape and removing harmful, anti-jobs, anti-growth taxes, like the carbon tax. We have been getting the policy settings right to support enterprising men and women to start to grow their businesses, to succeed, and to employ more Australians. We have been opening up new markets. The free-trade agreement is incredibly important—hundreds of millions of new prospective customers ready for Australian businesses to delight them and to see our economy and jobs grow. This is the story. This is what the member for Gilmore knows and can share with her community.

We are seeing confidence figures coming through strongly. The National Australia Bank SME quarterly survey shows business confidence and conditions are up. Even today the Roy Morgan consumer confidence survey again showed a steady lift despite international volatility. And all the leader opposite can talk about is politics. That is where you go wrong 'sunshine'. This is about jobs and growth.

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