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

The answer to the first part of the question is no, I was not. Obviously, like any other person in public life, if somebody thinks poorly of decisions with which I am associated, that is a matter for personal regret. My attention having been drawn to what the lady has had to say, I can only make the observation, as I did last week, that the interesting piece of information, which may be of passing interest to the Leader of the Opposition and to other members of this parliament, is that Spotlight has, as many people in the House know, recently opened a new outlet in Mount Druitt. Mount Druitt, unlike many other parts of Sydney, still suffers from an unacceptably high level of unemployment.

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