Peter Hendy (Eden-Monaro, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I want to have a bit of a reset here. I think it is instructive for people listening that the shadow minister for finance has just spent five minutes talking about an intergovernmental report but, interestingly, has not mentioned any of the figures in it. The point is that these guys are in denial. The opposition are in denial. The motion we are debating today—a so-called motion of public importance—was put by the Leader of the Opposition. Where is the Leader of the Opposition? He is not here. There are only five or so members of the opposition here. There are 55 members of the opposition and they are just not here. That is how much they regard this as a matter of public importance.

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