QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator CANAVAN (Queensland—Leader of the Nationals) (14:29): My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Last year, the Prime Minister, on the election trail, promised not to raise taxes on superannuation. When he was asked about whether he would increase taxes on superannuation, the Prime Minister said: … there are no policy changes, our policy stands.

There is nothing unusual. But yesterday the PM and the Labor Party did a deal with the Greens to raise taxes on self-managed super funds. How can the Australian people have any trust in their government or the tax system if the government constantly breaks its promises not to increase taxes on small business, on investments, on property and now on superannuation too?