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

I thank the member for his question, because he's made this reference once more, implying that the Prime Minister of this country only has two jobs. As I said before, anyone who thinks a prime minister of this country only has two jobs isn't up to the job. I can say that because those of us who have been dealing with one of the most serious situations that we have had to address during our time of government—that is, to seek the evacuation of what has almost been 1,700 people out of Kabul right now—would understand that a prime minister at any given time has more than two jobs. That matter is the one that we have been particularly applied on in this most recent week. And I want to thank again those Australians on the ground in Kabul right now doing that very important job at one of most sensitive times of the mission that they have.

But, as we continue to move forward and deal with those issues, as we have continued to have done that over these many months—with 430 individuals, Afghans and their families, brought to this country well before this crisis even hit in the most recent iteration and now we have moved into that evacuation mode—we have continued to reduce taxes on those working in this country and we have continued with the many jobs. It is inferred by those opposite—

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