STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

Mr TED O'BRIEN (Fairfax) (13:48): I want hardworking Australians to take more home in their pay packet every fortnight. I want hardworking Australians to see every dollar in that pay packet go further. I want hardworking Australians to pay fewer of those dollars to Canberra to be spent by government, rather than by those Australians themselves.

You see, the less money you pay in tax, the more you have to pay for things that you think are important. It allows families to have that holiday they deserve. It allows families to live in the home they want to call their own.

It allows families to pay for the kids to go to school, to go to camp, to play sports and do activities. Lower taxes allow families to plan for the future and build a nest egg for them and their loved ones. This is why the coalition talks about the need to restore the standard of living.

It is why we are committing to axe Labor's toxic taxes, and it is why we are guaranteeing the Australian people that we will ensure personal income tax cuts are delivered.