Gary Hardgrave (Moreton, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

These are record numbers. This government has set a record expenditure level that has never been exceeded by any previous government. The simple point is that Australians in their hundreds of thousands are embracing opportunities to participate in the trades. We celebrate that on this side because we think they are nation-building trades. Those on that side have their comfort zone which, to sum up, is: if you haven’t got a university degree, you are a dud. You are all job snobs over there.

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