George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Might I remind you, Senator Farrell, that this is something that you used to believe in on your side of politics. You were a minister in a government, and you sat with Mr Shorten as a minister in a government, when Mr Shorten used to praise to the sky the importance of company tax cuts as an enabler of investment and a creator of jobs. But since you have been on the opposition side of the parliament, you and Mr Shorten have forgotten. Like on so many different occasions, Mr Shorten says one thing when in government and does the opposite when in opposition. When Mr Shorten was a minister, he saw the wisdom of company tax cuts, but he seems to have forgotten it now—