STATEMENTS

Senator GALLAGHER (Australian Capital Territory—Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Finance, Minister for Women, Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Vice-President of the Executive Council) (23:27): by leave—We've seen tonight what we've seen this entire term—those opposite opposing everything we are trying to do to help households. Tonight they have opposed taking action on gender equality in the workplace, they have voted no to keeping the NBN in public ownership, they have voted no to fee-free TAFE—I don't know who in the world could vote no to free training and help for people—and they have voted no to tax cuts for every taxpayer.

That is the combination, and it sums up the Peter Dutton approach in this entire term: say no to everything, stand in the way of progress and stand in the way of assistance for households. Tonight, they said no to tax cuts, no to the NBN—you want to sell the NBN—no to fee-free TAFE and a big no to helping women reach gender equality in the workplace. Shame on you.

Let's hope the whole of Australia sees how you behaved tonight.