Doug Cameron (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

It does not matter whether they vote for us or not; they will not be voting for you. The coalition will pay a huge price because ordinary working people will not be able to get access to a decent education—and we heard Senator McKenzie talk about innovation and new jobs. If the working class of this country cannot get access to universities because it is $100,000 to get a degree, or you can only get in if you are pretty rich or your parents can help you, they will not vote for you. If you are going to end up with a $100,000 debt when you come out of university, how many working-class kids are going to get into that? How many parents are going to get into that?

I just do not accept the proposition that you can have a fair country and reduce inequality with a budget like we have seen—a budget that hammers working people, hammers the seniors of this country, hammers the pensioners and screws the sick. Every time you go to a doctor, it will cost $7. This is a disgrace. Do not ever accuse me of being a working-class warrior again— (Time expired)