Mr TEHAN (Wannon—Minister for Education) (10:05): The fact is that what the Prime Minister has done is deliver for Tasmania and deliver for this nation. He has fixed the GST for Western Australia. He's fixed it for Tasmania— Opposition members interjecting— The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Mr Rob Mitchell ): The minister will resume his seat. I know this is passionate, but enough. I'd like to hear the minister's words, and I think, in fairness, you should too. Mr TEHAN: I think this demonstrates what this motion is all about: it's a cheap stunt. The opposition are not focused on the Australian people. The shadow Treasurer was talking about the need to focus on the Australian people. Look at you all. Are you doing that? No. What is the Prime Minister doing? He is focusing on the Australian people because he knows that's what his job is. From day one, from the day he was given the great honour of being Prime Minister of this country, he has had nothing but focus on delivering for the Australian people. I know that this might be concerning and alarming for those opposite because they don't do that. They do not focus on the Australian people like we do. What are we focused on doing? We're focused on delivering a strong economy, we're focused on delivering a safe Australia and we're focused on making sure that that strong economy delivers the essential services that the Australian people need. That is what we are all about on this side. What are you on about over there? You're on about coming in here with your cheap stunts— The DEPUTY SPEAKER: I remind the minister to make his remarks through the chair. Mr TEHAN: What those opposite are focused on are cheap political stunts. They're not focused on the Australian people, like the Prime Minister is. They're not focused on delivering outcomes. Let's remember the outcome that the Prime Minister did deliver when it came to the GST. There was a problem which Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania said needed to be fixed in a way that dealt with them fairly. What the then Treasurer did was come up with a solution. What we haven't heard from those opposite is what they will do. What will they do to fix it? What's their solution? Nothing. That's why they come in here with these cheap political stunts. To those opposite: you're not focused on delivering outcomes for the Australian people. You're not focused on making sure that they have improved lives into the future. All you're worried about is coming in here and using some allegation from some report to try and say, 'Okay, there is something here that the Australian people need to be focused on.' We're not going to play your games. We are going to make sure that we are delivering for the Australian people, and that is what we will continue to do. Look at what we are doing. One thousand jobs a day are being created. Just think for a minute about what that does for people's lives: the fact that we can create 1,000 jobs a day. That is transformational for those people who are getting those jobs. You should be applauding that. You should be applauding the fact that, right now, we have record jobs growth in this country. You should be backing the policies that are delivering that record jobs growth. You should be backing the policies that have delivered income tax cuts. You should be backing the policies which have seen small business tax reduced. That is what we're about. Why don't we hear more from you about that? Those are the sorts of policies which change people's lives. Mr Stephen Jones: What about education, Dan? Mr TEHAN: Look at education. I'm asked about education. What are we delivering when it comes to education, one of the essential services that we need to deliver on? Record school funding. Record childcare funding. Record tertiary education funding. I can tell you what: we will have results when it comes to education and we will deliver results when it comes to education. Opposition members interjecting— Mr TEHAN: I'm asked what this means when it comes to Tasmanian schools. I'm happy to say it: more funding for Tasmanian schools. That is what this government is focused on. We are focused on making sure that we are going to change the lives of the Australian people, and we're doing that through what we're doing with the economy. We're also doing it through delivering the essential services. I've mentioned education. We're doing it when it comes to health, which is very important. Look at those medicines that we've been able to provide cheaply to the Australian people. We in this place all know that that delivers real outcomes for those people who need those medications. We're able to do that while we're still keeping the budget heading back to surplus. When was the last time those opposite delivered a surplus? I can't remember. We've lost Wyatt Roy in this place, and I can't remember now the last time that they delivered a surplus. We are delivering these essential services in a way which is economically affordable. Opposition members interjecting— Mr TEHAN: I'm asked what we are we doing for Tasmania. I will say what we're doing when it comes to Tasmania. We're delivering funding for schools, we're delivering better health outcomes and we're delivering jobs outcomes. That is incredibly important for those Tasmanians, and we will continue to deliver that. That is incredibly important. While I'm here, just so we can really put paid to what this motion is all about, I'd like to read out a statement from the Tasmanian Treasurer. I think, given that this goes to the heart of the motion, it would be good if we listened. This is a statement from the Tasmanian Treasurer. Opposition members interjecting— Mr TEHAN: What this goes to show is you're not actually interested in your own motion. You're not interested in Tasmanians. You're just here doing your cheap political stunts. That's all this is about. Let's hear what he has to say. While it is not my usual practice to comment on private conversations, I can confirm that during our discussions relating to the GST the phrase attributed in today's media to Mr Morrison was not used. What does this say? It says this has just been a complete waste of time on your behalf. Mr Morrison and I continue to have a very good working relationship and most importantly, the GST proposal that Mr Morrison and I reached is, on face value, a good deal for Tasmania. So you can all go back to doing your day jobs. You can all go back to actually doing what you were elected here to do, and that wasn't to play these cheap political stunts. Go back to representing your constituencies in the way that they want you to. This statement clearly shows that this whole thing has been a complete and utter waste of time. I repeat: While it is not my usual practice to comment on private conversations, I can confirm that during our discussions relating to the GST the phrase attributed in today's media to Mr Morrison was not used. Which part of 'was not used' don't you understand? What you've done this morning is waste this parliament's time. You've completely and utterly wasted this parliament's time, and the Australian people will be saying, 'This is why you should remain in opposition.' (Time expired) The SPEAKER: The question is that the motion moved by the member for McMahon be agreed to.