STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

Mr VIOLI (Casey) (13:51): The PM is the ultimate political insider spending his life working in politics, and he has the same playbook every time: he rushes legislation through the House, he stifles and guillotines debate, not allowing members to have a say, and then he does a dodgy deal with his good friends and coalition partners in the Greens. This flawed insider action has consequences—real consequences—for Australians.

It has resulted in tax increases for widows, widowers and divorcees—people at their most vulnerable. It says it all about this government, taxing people at their most vulnerable. We saw the Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury last Thursday say that they would not change this legislation.

The Treasurer refused to outline how and when they would change this legislation. This is causing heartache. It is causing confusion for the Australian people.

This is a heartless government. They have destroyed confidence in the housing market. They have destroyed confidence for small-business owners and tech start-ups.

They have destroyed confidence for every Australian. Every Australian is struggling. They realise that they have a prime minister that is focused on internal politics, focused on ramming things through this House not in the best interest of the Australian people but in the best interests of his own agenda, and he will pay the price.