Senate debates

Monday, 9 September 2024

Matters of Public Importance

Economy

4:34 pm

Photo of Tony SheldonTony Sheldon (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I'm very happy to refer to the opposition leader, Peter Dutton—who's the person who's turning around and supporting those working-class billionaires to take money out of the pockets of every middle-class Australian in this country—by his proper title. The opposition leader, Mr Peter Dutton, is the one who's hell-bent on making sure billionaires get richer and Middle Australia gets poorer. We've seen the window-dressing from those opposite. When it came to wage increases for low paid workers in 2022, 2023 and 2024, Peter Dutton, the opposition leader, turned around and opposed those increases.

As the member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, said, 'Someone earning another $110 a week is just more window-dressing.' It just never ends from that mob opposite. They can never get enough. (Time expired)

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