Craig Kelly (Hughes, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I am pleased tonight to rise to talk on the Treasury Legislation Amendment (Repeal Day) Bill 2014. I am most pleased to speak in support of the member for Tangney on our side, the member for Lyons, the member for Wright, the member for Eden-Monaro, the member for Solomon, the member for Longman, the member for Forde, the member for Braddon and the member for Barker, who just spoke, and I notice, on the speaking list, to follow on our side there are the member for Berowra, the member for Forrest and are member for Cowan. However, I look over on the opposition side and I do not know whether this is a mistake, but there does not seem to be one single speaker listed from the opposition prepared to speak on this bill. So I can only wonder: have they knocked off already? Are they off at Christmas parties and they do not care about this legislation? Or is it, in their heart of hearts, that they do not like the idea that we in the coalition are repealing red tape? I think that is what it is.

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