House debates

Thursday, 23 October 2014

Statements by Members

Budget

1:39 pm

Photo of Chris HayesChris Hayes (Fowler, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

There is much to be proud of in my electorate. It is the most multicultural electorate in the whole of Australia. The people work tirelessly to provide opportunities for their kids. But how do you think they felt when they read the papers the other day to see the latest NATSEM study that shows that families in my electorate will be $741 worse off per year. They knew that they were going to be worse off out of this budget, but they then compared that to the families in the Prime Minister's seat of Warringah and found out that they would be five times worse off than the average family in Warringah. In the electorate of Wentworth, the average family will be only $69 worse off per year. Compare that to the $741 per family in my electorate who will be worse off out of this budget. This is because of the measures that will be implemented out of this budget, even before we start talking about winding back the schoolkids bonus.

There are many hardworking people out there trying to do the right thing and make a difference for the better for their families to give them a future. Many in my electorate ask why it is that this government is prepared to make people in working-class areas that I represent have the heaviest burden in paying for this government's broken promises.