Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

He takes the interjection because he knows that it is going to hurt retirees. You want to keep smashing them. I'll tell you what's weird, and that's the way you want to attack retirees such as those in Mackay, those in Dawson, and those right around the nation. You want to take away that little bit of extra income. I don't know why you want to do it, but you do want to do it. And it is going to cost you votes. It is going to cost you the election.

Opposition members interjecting—

It is, absolutely. We won't be reckless. Every retiree knows that they shouldn't vote Labor, because you are going to take them anyway.

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