Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Blair for his question and for his strong advocacy for the people of Ipswich. Our plan is aimed squarely at middle Australia, helping low- and middle-income earners who are under financial pressure. Those opposite, of course, would never have thought of doing this, and they're already working on how to undo it. The reason it didn't cross their mind to cut taxes for low- and middle-income earners is because they simply don't think about them. Their gut reaction was to oppose it. Their first instinct was to roll it back. At the first chance they get, they will walk away from middle Australia.

Now, they can change how they vote, but they'll never change who they are, and we saw it there last night, with that rather extraordinary performance from the Leader of the Opposition on ABC's 7.30 program—an extraordinary, angry performance. I think a shorter assessment was given by Malcolm Turnbull during the Nemesis program. You know something's remarkable when Malcolm Turnbull can describe something in one word and one syllable. You know that's right. He got this bloke right. We saw it last night—all the anger. No wonder they keep him away from serious interviews, the National Press Club or any proper forums.

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