Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Let's play that game again. How many of you were union officials before you came into the parliament? Tell me. There's one. How many are there on this side of the House? Economic growth has gone back to 3.4 per cent. How many on this side of the House like that the unemployment rate is coming down? How many of those on this side of the House like that 95,500 young people have got a job under this government? How many on this side of the House like that small business taxes have come down and hundreds of thousands of small businesses have been started under this government?

This government is creating jobs. It's growing the economy. It's ensuring that we can guarantee the essential services that Australians rely on. Importantly, as we've been demonstrating in question time today, we understand aspiration. It may be a mystery to the Labor Party, but we understand that aspiration has no age limit. We understand that senior Australians have great aspirations for their futures and they have great aspirations for our country. The policies and plans of this government, from September 2013 to now and beyond, will be about ensuring we keep our economy strong to guarantee the essential services that Australians rely on. We will keep Australians safe and we will keep Australians together.

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