Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

As everybody in the Liberal Party and also in the National Party party rooms know, secret ballots are conducted. There is no show and tell with factional warlords dictating how people vote. That is the big difference between the Australian Labor Party representatives in this place and those of us who have the honour of representing the coalition parties in this place. It is a secret ballot in our party room. That is the way it remains and should remain, unlike the sort of behaviour that operates within the Australian Labor Party where there has to be show and tell. Do you know why that is? It is because they cannot trust each other. Well, we do trust each other with a secret ballot because we are dedicated, unlike all those ex trade union officials opposite— (Time expired)