Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

At every turn when this government has been working hard, mostly with the support of a constructive crossbench, to strengthen the economy and create more jobs, Labor and the Greens have been opposed. When we moved to scrap the carbon tax, to boost economic activity, to help families, Labor was opposed. And of course Labor would bring the carbon tax back. When we worked to get rid of the mining tax, Labor and the Greens were opposed. And of course Labor would bring it back. Labor cannot even support their own savings. Right now we are having a debate in the Senate in relation to a budget savings measure initiated and banked by the Labor Party in their last budget which is designed to target research and development tax incentives to small- and medium-sized businesses. What is Labor doing under the weak leadership of Bill Shorten? Opposing.