Tim Wilson

Shadow Treasurer | Small business advocate | Liberal MP | Fmr Human Rights Commissioner

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, we pause to remember.

This morning I joined the @bentleighrsl to honour all those who served, and the many who never came home.

Thank you to President Warrick McDonald and every member of the Bentleigh RSL. You don’t just keep the memory alive. You care for our veterans and their families every day of the year, and our community is better for it.

And thank you to everyone in our community who organised, volunteered at or attended a service today. Each time we gather, we keep that promise to remember.

We’ll be forever thankful for their service and sacrifice.

Lest we forget.

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

Our community should be backed, not taxed.

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

Government spending is at record highs. It is driving up inflation and interest rates, making you pay more on your mortgage and at the checkout.

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

Our inflation problems aren't because of global factors, they are because Jim Chalmers is addicted to spending.

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

Jim Chalmers' addiction to spending is forcing up inflation and interest rates, sending you backwards.

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

Why do they continue to let organised crime run rampant through government programs?

[Liberal Party @LiberalAus]

Out of touch. Doesn’t get it. No wonder he can’t deal with the cost of living crisis.

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

Jim Chalmers' addiction to spending is driving up inflation and interest rates.

That's why the Coalition has outlined $31.3 billion of cuts to ease inflation and bring your interest rates down.

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

Diwali reminds us that light triumphs over darkness and good over evil. Wishing everyone celebrating a happy, safe and blessed Festival of Lights. 🪔

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

Labor's small business tax on trusts is just another Jim Chalmers revenue grab to feed his spending addiction.

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

Labor's sham inquiry into their small business tax on trusts held ‘show hearings’ and didn't hear from a single small business.

[Angus Taylor MP @AngusTaylorMP]

Terribly sad news to hear of the death of Eva Geller today.

Eva was badly injured in the Bondi Beach terrorist attack on 14 December last year when two armed Islamist extremists fired upon a Chanukah by the Sea celebration.

Almost 12 months on from the worst terrorist attack on our soil in our nation's history, the tragedy has compounded with Eva succumbing to her wounds.

We grieve for Eva’s family, and our thoughts are with Australia’s Jewish community who will be devasted by this news.

For far too long, hatred towards Jewish Australians was allowed to fester unchecked. Warning signs were ignored, hateful rhetoric was excused and those who should have spoken out failed to act.

With the Royal Commission into antisemitism to be handed down on 18 December, the Coalition wants to see recommendations that address the root causes of Jew hatred.

We must rid Australia of the scourge of antisemitism and protect our way of life.

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

Australia has had 5 interest rate increases this year. Other advanced economies have had 1.

The problem isn't global factors, the problem is Jim Chalmers and his addiction to spending.

[Angus Taylor MP @AngusTaylorMP]

With the news that David Jones has been placed into voluntary administration, first and foremost our thoughts are with the thousands of workers who face a difficult and uncertain time ahead.

This news will also come as a shock to Australians right across the country.

David Jones is the world's oldest continuously operating department store. Founded in 1838, it is older than the state of Victoria. Older than the Sydney Opera House.

This iconic Australian business has survived two world wars, the Great Depression and countless economic crises.

But after 188 years, it cannot find a way forward in Labor's economy. David Jones is now among the thousands of Australian businesses being pushed to the brink by rising costs, higher interest rates and an economy that is going backwards. It's not alone.

What we’re seeing is an economy that’s crumbling under Labor.

Across the country, businesses large and small are being forced to make tough decisions. Whether to reduce hours. Whether to cut jobs. Whether they can afford to keep going.

Labor promised Australians a Future Made in Australia. Instead, we're seeing an Australia that is closing for business.

More taxes. More regulation. More spending. Higher energy costs. And businesses being suffocated by a government that simply doesn't understand how jobs and prosperity are created.

This is the economy Labor has built.

You cannot have a strong economy without strong businesses. And you cannot protect Australian jobs while making it harder and more expensive to employ Australians.

Australia needs a government that backs enterprise, rewards effort and restores confidence.

That means lower taxes. Less red tape. Cheaper, more reliable energy. And an end to Labor's reckless spending that's driving up inflation.

The Coalition will fight to rebuild an economy where businesses can invest, employ Australians and grow again. An economy that restores our standard of living and protects our way of life.

Australia should be open for business, not closing its doors.

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

You can't pay your mortgage with Jim Chalmers' spin.

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

5 interest rate rises in a year isn't bad luck, it is bad economic management.

You have to tighten your belt, but Jim Chalmers won't do the same.

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

Jim Chalmers' spending addiction is pushing up interest rates and prices at the supermarket.

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

Australia faces serious challenges, with rising inflation and unemployment. While families are facing choices about whether they can afford school excursions, the Prime Minister is complaining about having to focus on interest rates. Australians need hope, change and a government that takes inflation seriously.

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

Devastating news that @RBAInfo has had its hand forced again by @JEChalmers and @AlboMP’s spending addiction. They’re high and will stay there. Families will sit around the kitchen table trying to understand what to cut. Yet the government continues to spend.

[Tim Wilson @TimWilsonMP]

Inflation has been too high since July of last year, seven months before a bomb was dropped on Iran. Jim Chalmers can’t kick his inflation addiction, and that’s why mortgage rates are higher and Australians are paying more at the supermarket and getting less.