Gavan O'Connor (Corio, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

I am surprised that the member for Paterson continually prostrates himself before the National Party, the junior member of the coalition, over these sorts of issues. I said that the members of the National Party are probably the greatest bunch of Judases this parliament has seen, as far as defending the interests of country people are concerned. We have seen the betrayal on Telstra.

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