Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I'd like to make a contribution in respect of the points that Senator Smith made in relation to the government's promises in two senses. One is in relation to the fact that the government said that it would not touch franking credits. That was a clear election commitment, and we can add that to the now growing list of broken promises of this government of broken promises. This government promised a $275 reduction in power prices, higher real wages and now, on top of those and a number of other things, the promise that it would not touch franking credits. This government is clearly now a government of broken promises. This government also promised to govern through proper process and, as we saw through the last amendment, that clearly has not happened. We will see at the end of this amendment the test of the deal that was done between Labor and the Greens on the last amendment. I have to say I find it completely objectionable that my name would be taken, as it was in the chamber during the debate on the last amendment—