Senate debates

Monday, 12 August 2024

Questions without Notice

Economy

2:04 pm

Photo of Penny WongPenny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Exactly! Is it housing? Is it health? Is it hospitals? Is it pensions? Is it social security? What is it that you would be proposing to cut? We know that Senator Hume, I think, as recently as last week was again raising concerns about tax cuts. She and Mr Dutton should come forward to the Australian people and tell them the truth. Are you actually proposing to roll back the tax cuts? That is what you said when they were originally announced. The point here is that we have a situation where the government, like across comparable economies worldwide, is dealing with an inflation challenge. We have worked through that, and— (Time expired)

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