STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

Mrs McINTOSH (Lindsay) (13:45): 'Yes. How hard is it? For the 50th time.' You remember—that's what the Prime Minister told Australians when asked if he would rule out changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax.

He also said: The only tax policy we're implementing is the one we took to the election. Now, he's saying: Our changes are pro-aspiration and pro-supply … There's a Jim Carrey movie about a smooth-talking lawyer who builds his career bending the truth until his son makes a birthday wish: for one day, he can only tell the truth. What's that movie called?

Dr Webster: Liar Liar. Mrs McINTOSH: Yes! The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Ms Claydon ): Don't push it.

Mrs McINTOSH: It's the word that has been banned in the chamber, times two. Imagine if that happened here. Then, Australians may have heard the Prime Minister say, 'Actually, millions of Australians trying to get ahead are about to be hit with no aspiration, anti-supply higher taxes.' It's not people from the big end of town getting hit.

It's a father of two from Glenmore Park who built a self-funded safety net now calling these taxes 'grossly unfair', saying they 'penalise a lifetime of full-time work and responsible self-reliance.' It's Peter, another hardworking taxpayer. He says: PM, your CGT changes are a fraud—a radical ideology behind a housing smoke screen. These are everyday Australians building a nest egg so they can stand on their own two feet.

The coalition backs aspiration. We will deliver real tax cuts for hardworking Australians who are constantly being squished by bracket creep, and I'm happy to say that 50 times.