Andrew Willcox (Dawson, Liberal National Party) Share this | Hansard source

But what do they do? What would the Nationals do? What do they do in private enterprise? This would be good for the member for Bruce to hear: they actually cut one of the layers out so that then the boss tells the foreman to tell the labourer, 'Mate, you need to fill that pothole.' That's how you get things done. You don't get things done by sending internal emails going round and round and round in circles.

Don't worry, I understand what you do—I understand what those opposite do. They flatten everyone's tyres—they flatten every Australian's tyres and then they say, 'We'll give you a little bit of air for it and you'll be grateful.' That's exactly what they've done with electricity prices. Say that your tyre is 35 psi. Let the tyres down one day and then turn up the next day with a little compression and say: 'Oh, five or 10 psi. That'll be enough to get them by.' That's exactly what they've done with electricity prices. For most of the people in my area, electricity has gone up by over $1,000 a year—$1,000 a year!—and what have they done? Given them $300 and expected them to be grateful. How fantastic is that? Absolutely amazing!

It's disastrous budget, but don't just take my word for it. Ross Gittins said in the Sydney Morning Herald:

This does not fill me with confidence in the Albanese government's capability. Quite the reverse.

And from Cherelle Murphy from Ernst & Young:

This budget discards fiscal discipline, structural repair and policy reform, and does little to drive productivity growth.

It's a bad budget, it's bad for Australians and it needs to be rethought.

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