Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is quite hurtful to listen to that lot over that side. It is very hard to focus while you are trying to make an intelligent contribution in this chamber. I know it has been hard lately.

Let us make it very clear what else they had been out to obstruct. Clearly the Rudd Labor government has had a parental leave plan, no ifs and no buts. Nothing came from that side. In fact--I am sure someone on that side will jump if I am wrong, but the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Abbott, about eight years ago when he was a minister in the Howard government made the comment on the implementation of a paid parental leave scheme that it would happen over his dead body. All of a sudden he has had another thought bubble and he wants to come up—