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

No, we do not agree with our valued friend and colleague, the former Premier of Victoria, in relation to this point. The Labor Party clearly does not like it when police officers, nurses and teachers aspire to get ahead. On this side of parliament we like Middle Australia to aspire to get ahead. We do not believe that to hit them around the head with the sort of ill-thought-out policy that Labor put forward of ramping up taxes, distorting the market, leading to increased costs for rental accommodation—