Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

I know they won. The question is: do they know they won? That's the question, because they don't act like the government. A government has to put national economic responsibility at its core, and they don't do it. What they do is make everything about politics. They actually say that, if our amendments get up, they'll vote against their own tax plan—the whole thing. They'll block it all. So if amendments get up saying that dealing with what is due to happen in 2024-25 will be deferred for a future date—like a fortnight, when parliament comes back—they're going to vote against the whole thing. They're going to say to workers, 'You don't get a tax cut today because we have a plan for 2025.' That is their actual position. This title shows how childish and pathetic they are, which is why we've moved this amendment, which I commend to the House, because it is more accurate than the current title of the bill.

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