Sarah Henderson (Corangamite, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

We stand up for this economy. The Labor Party has a responsibility to act responsibly in the national interest. At every single turn, the Labor Party is wrecking this economy and our government's efforts to rein in the budget and to run the economy responsibly.

Consider also our efforts to cut corporate tax rates. In the UK it is 20 per cent, in Canada it is 26.5 per cent, in the US it is now going down to 15 per cent. The Labor Party previously supported corporate tax cuts. It said it was a Labor thing. The only thing that is a Labor thing is hypocrisy. The only thing that is a Labor thing is a focus—

Mr Keogh interjecting—

I will take the interjection. Why am I so angry? I am angry. We are all angry. Do you know what? The Labor Party is so reckless that it opposes $5 billion of its own savings. We are trying to run this government and this economy responsibly. Do you know why we are angry? We are dealing with the worst opposition ever. Bob Hawke and Paul Keating would be ashamed of the pathetic standards that we see from this Labor Party. We are focused on jobs and a strong economy, and Labor should start operating in the national interest.

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