Natasha Griggs (Solomon, Country Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

The Labor Party sent out so much mistruth that these poor pensioners were very upset and very concerned that they were going to lose their money, because of the misrepresentation that those opposite were giving out. When I explained to them that it was just a campaign of scaremongering by the Labor Party they were absolutely understanding and accepting. They understood that it was the typical Labor style of push polling, sending out emails saying: 'Come on, tell me what's going on. Tell me your story.' We heard from some of the people who were sending the stories, they were sending me copies of what they were sending to you. I did not hear any of you guys reading out some of those stories.

The mistruths the Labor Party has spread over the past three months have genuinely hurt Australians. Welfare recipients are genuinely upset because of the Labor Party's false assertions about this government.

Mr Snowdon interjecting—

Member for Lingiari, you should know better!

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