Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

Well, the challenge for those opposite is to outline the areas they do not support. They come in here and criticise the budget but don't for a moment outline the areas they would cut. You wouldn't give energy bill rebates? You wouldn't do extra investments in keeping medicines lower, or the tax cuts, perhaps—all of those issues: are they not supported? You don't support those any longer? What a surprise. This budget was specifically targeted at not only dealing with the inflation challenge in the economy but also providing cost-of-living relief, because that is what all of our constituents are telling us is their No. 1 issue. They didn't want the slash and burn. We all remember the 2013 budget. (Time expired)