Brett Whiteley (Braddon, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The last two Labor speakers continue this deceit and the misleading of the Australian public. I want to speak this afternoon on the pensioners in Braddon, who are the victims of a campaign of deceit by the Labor Party. I call on those opposite immediately to stop their scaremongering and to tell the truth. Older Australians deserve to be treated with respect and not to be used as political pawns by the opposition in their desperate attempt to score political points against the government. Pensioners deserve better.

It is astounding that this very party, which has misled the Australian people over 500 times that they would deliver a budget surplus yet created a debt and deficit disaster, are now lying about the budget to the Australian people in opposition. They created the debt and deficit disaster in government and they are stopping at nothing to protect their debt and deficit legacy into opposition.

The truth is there will be no changes to pensions in this term of government—no change to pensions till September 2017. Pensions will continue to increase twice a year, and you know it and continue to mislead. I call on those opposite to stop the rubbish, stop the crap, stop the deceit, stop the misleading and stop using little old ladies to forgo your—

Bruce Scott (Maranoa, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The member for Braddon might withdraw that other word.

Brett Whiteley (Braddon, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I withdraw.