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SenateThursday 15 October 2026

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:18): I'm not sure if that continues to be a question about trust income, but, if it is, I again refer you to what I already— Senator WONG: Hang on. I was asked about trust. I'm not sure if that supplementary relates to other aspects of tax changes, Senator Blyth.

But what I would say to you is this: we are reforming the tax system to better align income from assets and income from work. It is a very simple proposition. I accept that there are people who don't believe that that is the right thing to do.

We do. And we have enabled, as a result of that reform, the delivery of tax cuts for the vast majority of the Australian population, which means that all working Australians who pay tax will get a tax cut.

SourceSenate, Thursday 15 October 2026 — official recordTA-261015-senate-b08763b951b5:s131