Jamie Briggs (Mayo, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development) Share this | Hansard source

The Leader of the Opposition used to support the East West Link project, not just once but twice, in two submissions. When he was the leader of the AWU, the Australian Workers Union, he wrote for the comrades' submission: 'The Australian Workers Union believes that the new East West Link is crucial to jobs and economic growth.' Hear, hear! The problem with this Leader of the Opposition is that you cannot trust him. Julia Gillard could not trust the Leader of the Opposition. Julia Gillard could not trust the man to stick with her. Wayne Swan knows that you cannot trust the Leader of the Opposition. Victorians on the weekend should know that they can trust this Leader of the Opposition with their jobs as much as Julia Gillard could with hers.

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