STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

Mr THOMPSON (Herbert) (13:48): 'No. How hard is it?' For the 50th time, that's what the Prime Minister said when he was asked if he was going to be bringing in any more taxes on homes. He also said, 'My word is my bond.' We now know that's another Labor mistruth.

This Labor government is obsessed with taxing everyday Australians. This Labor government is obsessed with punching down. We're going to see $80 billion in extra taxes under this Labor government.

But is the money being spent where it should be? Everything's going up. Prices are going up everywhere—at the shopping centre and in your power bills.

But there's one group who continually gets punished by this Labor government, and that is the veteran community. A $5,000 cap on allied health services has been placed by this Labor government. How can you justify telling veterans that they can't get services that they need?

We thank them for their service. Labor Party members run to the closest veteran on Anzac Day and get a photo with a veteran or a still-serving member with medals on their chest, and they post about it, but then they cut their services. Paul Warren, missing his leg due to his service in Afghanistan, told me that in two months he'd run out of that $5,000.

How is he supposed to get the support that he deserves and needs? He fought for this country. We should fight for him.