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

The Prime Minister and every member of this government want every family in Longman to have the best possible opportunity to get ahead. We want every Australian in Longman and their kids and grandkids to have the best possible opportunity to get ahead. That is why we're continuing to implement our plan for jobs and growth. That is why we're implementing our plan to provide income tax relief to hardworking families around Australia, including in Longman. The families in Longman will have better opportunities to get a well-paid job, to get a better-paid job, to pursue a career here in Australia on the back of our plan to ensure that businesses around Australia, including in Longman, are not disadvantaged compared to businesses in other parts of the world. Bill Shorten is selling out investment and jobs to other parts of the world. Bill Shorten, by standing against business tax cuts, is trying to help businesses in the US, the UK, France and elsewhere take investment and jobs out of Australia into those countries. If we continue to impose higher taxes here than are faced by businesses in these countries, that is precisely what we would be doing. (Time expired)