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

Thank you, Senator Stewart. Our government is fighting every day to ensure Australians earn more and keep more of what they earn. I reckon by the end of this term we can have coalition senators saying that. Repeat after me, coalition senators: 'The Labor government will ensure that Australians earn more and keep more of what they earn.' It's pretty straightforward. We know you believe it because you voted for our tax cuts. So you must agree that a Labor government delivers Australians the ability to earn more and keep more of what they earn.

Of course, we remember Senator Cash—and I haven't mentioned her in question time for a while, so let's give her another go. She said that our measures would 'close down Australia' by letting Australians earn more and keep more of what they earn.

We had the member for Banks say that the secure jobs bill was 'a grotesque piece of legislation'.