Ewen Jones (Herbert, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Gee, I could have sworn you had your go on this one. Maybe you should move for extra time. Whilst we are at it, the member for Werriwa was having a go at the member for Mitchell. No-one could accuse the member for Werriwa of trying too hard. He said to the member for Mitchell that he has just been involved in politics. How long has Laurie been involved? How long has the member for Werriwa actually been involved in the game, in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and here? For about 30 years. So please do not stand over there and lecture us on what we have to do here. That is just a little bit rich.

So it is about the efficient use of resources and it is about delivering those things.

Mr Fitzgibbon interjecting—

He would never branch-stack! He cannot get anyone to sign up for him, mate! He has to have central command come with him just to protect him. That is what has to happen in this space. Everybody else can get people to sign up for membership because they like us or they like what we want to do. Poor old Laurie, the member for Werriwa, is sitting over there saying, 'Someone please protect me.'

So what we have to do is make sure that we get efficient use of resources. As for the trades training centre model, Labor did not even believe in it themselves; otherwise they would have delivered more. (Time expired)

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