Bill
Treasury Legislation Amendment (Repeal Day 2015) Bill 2016
lapsed, as at 2016-04-17. Treasury portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Treasury
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2015-11-12
- second reading — 2015-11-12
- second reading — 2015-12-01
- second reading — 2016-03-16
- second reading — 2016-03-16
- committee — 2016-03-16
- third reading — 2016-03-16
- introduced — 2016-03-16
- second reading — 2016-03-16
- other — 2016-04-17
Divisions
- Steve Irons The question now is that the amendment be agreed to. Wayne Swan This bill, the Treasury Legislation Amendment (Repeal Day 2015) Bill 2015, is part of a disturbing pattern that we have seen from this government not just on superannuation but, of course, in its attitude to the entitlements of people on low and middle incomes right across our country. I think it says something about this government that among its highest priorities in the super system is to make it easier for people to dodge their super guarantee obligations. This very much reflects the approach of the government to regulation, whether it is superannuation or taxation, or the intersection of the superannuation and taxation system. I think it shows a real pattern of behaviour and where the heart of this government really lies. The heart of this government really lies, I think, with an overpowered and overpaid financial and corporate elite. Basically, this government dances to their tune. The overpaid and over-empowered corporate elite are trying to, basically, pull down many of the key policy platforms that have driven growth and social mobility in our society and in our economy. Over the last 30 years, Australia has been one of the most successful developed economies when it comes to both economic growth and maintaining social mobility. But the over-empowered and overpaid financial and corporate elite seek to take us down the American road of an increasing concentration of wealth and income at the top, a hollowed out middle-class and an even bigger army of working poor. These people, who this government represents, are really targeting two areas of policy to achieve their ultimate aim—that is, to continue to put in place a series of policies which in United States are basically known as trickle-down economics. Give more money to the wealthy and the well to do, and the fruits of that will somehow trickle-down to those in the middle and those at the bottom. But, of course, that has not happen — 2016-03-16, House of Representatives: negative, ayes 55, noes 79
- Ian Goodenough The question is that the bill be read a second time. _An incident having occurred in the chamber—_ — 2016-03-16, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 79, noes 55
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