Campaigners say Sydney is out of step with comparable international cities, which they claim do not have lockout laws.

Liberal Democratic Senator David Leyonhjelm claims the Government's proposed changes to Senate voting — to abolish group voting tickets and introduce optional preferential voting above the line — will make it near impossible for small parties to win a sea

Treasurer Scott Morrison claims Australians on modest incomes make up the "vast majority" of negative gearers — with two-thirds earning a taxable income of $80,000 or less, and a similar proportion owning just one property.

Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen claims that Labor's decade-long schools policy, "your child, our future", is fully funded through future budget savings.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull claims that, since the Coalition came to power three years ago, more than 95 per cent of kids have been removed from immigration detention.