John Williams (NSW, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Even $5 billion of savings that you were going to put forward, Senator Dastyari—through you, Mr Deputy President—you now oppose. You oppose your own savings! How ironic is that? How hypocritical is that? You are here to obstruct. I will tell you now: if the budget is not brought into order it will lead to one thing down the road; in five, 10 or 15 years' times it will lead to higher taxes. As the debt goes up and the interest bill goes up, higher taxes will be inevitable.