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> [The claim that the Government made that there were 21 measures in it is wrong. We said we wanted to wait till we saw the bill because we didn't to trust that it would be as they described and it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-burke/the-claim-that-the-government-made-that-there-were-21-measures-in-it/)

[Tony Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-burke/)

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## More by Tony Burke

> [No doubt, you've got a parliament now - I mean, Malcolm Turnbull says he'll work with the parliament he's got. He's got a parliament…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-burke/no-doubt-you-ve-got-a-parliament-now-i-mean-malcolm-turnbull-says-he/)

[Tony Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-burke/)

> [The truth is I was Labor's last immigration minister and you have a right to hear directly from me about what that job involved,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-burke/the-truth-is-i-was-labor-s-last-immigration-minister-and-you-have-a/)

[Tony Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-burke/)

> [The challenge we've got is that the Government does not have a working majority. They don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-burke/the-challenge-we-ve-got-is-that-the-government-does-not-have-a/)

[Tony Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-burke/)

> [Malcolm Turnbull, more than anyone, changes month to month on a range of issues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-burke/malcolm-turnbull-more-than-anyone-changes-month-to-month-on-a-range/)

[Tony Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-burke/)

> [The claim that the Government made that there were 21 measures in it is wrong. We said we wanted to wait till we saw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-burke/the-claim-that-the-government-made-that-there-were-21-measures-in-it/)

[Tony Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-burke/)

> [There are serious budgetry issues that need to be worked through. Playing a game of lying about what's in the content of legislation isn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-burke/there-are-serious-budgetry-issues-that-need-to-be-worked-through/)

[Tony Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-burke/)

> [We're going to prevent politics from abusing the parliament and going off playing politics around the country when they should be here at work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-burke/we-re-going-to-prevent-politics-from-abusing-the-parliament-and-going/)

[Tony Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-burke/)

> [The Government in their own terms, for example, they banked the income for the backpackers' tax. But they had a process attached to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-burke/the-government-in-their-own-terms-for-example-they-banked-the-income/)

[Tony Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-burke/)

> [Malcolm Turnbull got a majority in the parliament that he is trying to ignore and lock his own members of parliament into positions that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-burke/malcolm-turnbull-got-a-majority-in-the-parliament-that-he-is-trying/)

[Tony Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-burke/)

> [With a close parliament, if the Government wants to get a good outcome for the nation, they can't play a game of lying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-burke/with-a-close-parliament-if-the-government-wants-to-get-a-good-outcome/)

[Tony Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-burke/)

> [It's a bit much describing it as a moral challenge from a government that's tripled the deficit and added $100 billion to net debt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-burke/it-s-a-bit-much-describing-it-as-a-moral-challenge-from-a-government/)

[Tony Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-burke/)

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