Senate debates
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009; Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009; Household Stimulus Package Bill 2009; Tax Bonus for Working Australians Bill 2009; Tax Bonus for Working Australians (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009; Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2009
In Committee
12:33 pm
Dana Wortley (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source
Thank you, Madam Chair. The Tax Bonus for Working Australians Bill 2009 is important. It is a significant part of this package, and we do have a number of amendments before us relating specifically to that. In addition to that, we have the Household Stimulus Package Bill 2009. These are things that the Australian people are obviously very keen to hear about. As for the amendments themselves, as the minister has already said, their details will be discussed further in this chamber today. The issues that are before us, though, relate not only to the tax bonus for working Australians and the amendments that we see before us. The impact of the entire package is significant as well. So, in relation to that, I would like to continue with some of the comments that I was making—
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