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

It is very difficult to try to do anything with the Labor Party on a bipartisan basis because the loyalty they pledge and declare to their own leaders is thrown out the door at a whim, as Mr Rudd and Ms Gillard can both testify to. So, when Senator Conroy comes into this place, hand on heart, saying, 'Trust me; trust me; we will be true on this occasion,' I pick up the phone to Mr Rudd and Ms Gillard and say, 'Are these people worthy of my trust?' and they tell me no.