Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

What we have heard from this captain of fantasy is yet another claim to billions of dollars that he never, ever had—fantasy money! What could be less fair than promising resources that you cannot pay for, promising the NDIS but not being prepared to pay for it? What could be less fair than promising a needs based school-funding system and delivering—or threatening to deliver—exactly the reverse, promising fairness and transparency and delivering 27 separate deals? Fairness is not the long suit of the Leader of the Opposition—neither is consistency; neither is any commitment to equity.

We talk about fairness. What could be less fair than the '14 minutes of torture' the Leader of the Opposition delivered to his own caucus today? He is a cross between Fidel Castro and Kevin Rudd! He went on and on and on for 14 minutes of torture to his unfortunate crew. It only came to an end when it was interrupted by repeated snores and the dull thud of members of the Labor Party falling out of their chairs asleep!

The Leader of the Opposition can go on about fairness. He has failed to deliver a policy of any consistency, of any equity. Right across the board, Labor have abandoned all the things they said they stand for.

Ms Rowland interjecting—

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