Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

Thanks again, Senator Payman. As I say, Labor's tax cuts are important because we want to support the aspirations of all Australians. The Labor Party believe that all Australians have aspiration: low-income earners, middle-income earners and high-income earners. We don't see aspiration as just something that is the preserve of the wealthy. Middle Australia and Australians earning low incomes have aspiration as well. Labor want people to earn more, and we want people to keep more of what they earn. These broader and better targeted tax cuts are a key part of our economic plan, which of course includes delivering real cost-of-living relief to Australian families through our cheaper childcare reforms. Senator Payman, I don't know about you but, over the last 24 hours, I've seen what is the most humiliating backdown I have ever seen from the coalition in the time they've been in opposition, because, of course, now they say that they support Labor's tax cuts for middle Australia. But, when speculation first started about this, first out of the blocks as usual was Sussan Ley. Ms Ley was out there saying that they would fight this legislation in the parliament— (Time expired)