Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

The answer is yes, and obviously it is a Shorten-led Labor government. They are a monumental risk to the millions and millions of small and family businesses across Australia. This is the Leader of the Opposition who, as recently as June of this year, had a policy that he was taking to the election that was to increase the amount of tax that small and family businesses pay in Australia. That was the policy they were taking to the election. Why? Because Mr Shorten and Labor don't understand small and family business. They don't understand that a business that has to close employs no-one. That's not good for the employer and it is certainly not good for the employees who no longer have jobs. Those of us on this side of the chamber will back small and family business every step of the way, and we will continue to put in place the policies to ensure that they're able to prosper and grow and create more jobs for Australians. (Time expired)