Paul Scarr (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Multicultural Engagement) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I associate myself with Senator David Pocock's remarks. Mental health issues should be treated in exactly the same way as any health issue. They are no different to a broken arm, a sprained wrist or whatever. They should be treated exactly the same, and that's where we need to get to as a society.

At a National Press Club address, the Greens leader, Adam Bandt MP, has announced the Greens tax policy. The Greens have let the cat out of the bag, and what a feral, mangy little beastie it is. It's a $514 billion tax grab. Can you believe it? The Greens are proposing a $514 billion tax grab. That's their solution to the current economic woes the world is facing: $514 billion of extra taxes. The extreme Greens tax policy would be a wrecking ball through the Australian economy. It would destroy thousands and thousands of jobs, it would decimate industries and it would force business offshore. It is economic madness.

The Greens $514 billion tax policy—their $514 billion tax grab—is economic madness. It is not in the best interests of the Australian economy. It is not in the best interests of the Australian people. Everyone in this chamber, other than the Greens, needs to bring the extreme Greens tax policy—a $514 billion tax grab—to the attention of the Australian voters before the next election.

We cannot afford the Greens' extreme $514 billion tax grab. It would decimate the Australian economy and hurt the people we represent in this place.