WHAT WE LEARNED

* Bill Shorten said in his maiden speech to parliament: "The old class war conflicts should finally be pronounced dead".

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WHAT THE GOVERNMENT WANTED TO SPIN

Labor has voted against Australian workers keeping more of the money they earn.

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WHAT LABOR WANTED TO TALK ABOUT

Labor's tax plan offers more for Australian workers.

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THEY SAID WHAT

"This has been a week of shame for the Labor Party, abandoning the people that they were founded to represent." - Malcolm Turnbull

"How is it fair that the prime minister teamed up with Senator Hanson to give themselves a $7,000 a year tax cut instead of supporting Labor's plan to give 10 million working Australians tax cut every year of up to $928 a year." - Bill Shorten

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TWEETED

@M_McCormackMP Tax cuts fulfil our commitment to helping families, local small businesses and our farmers. We will continue putting regional Australians first. #auspol #TaxCuts

@TimWattsMP Turnbull is very proud of his unfair, unaffordable tax cuts for millionaires #qt

@SwannyQLD Who runs the Liberal Party? Follow the money trail. #auspol #qt

Australian Associated Press