John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I have not had the material put to me by members of the opposition, but let me remind those who sit opposite that these sorts of questions were asked 10 years ago when we brought in changes. Here we are 10 years later, with 1.7 million more jobs, real wages having risen by 16.8 per cent and unparalleled wealth and prosperity across the land—and all we get is whingeing from the Labor Party.

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