Peter Costello (Higgins, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Of course, the member for Grayndler’s time as shadow environment minister is coming to an end in favour of the member for Kingsford Smith. As someone said, ‘Having the member for Grayndler instead of the member for Kingsford Smith is like having Barry Crocker in preference to Elvis Presley,’ which I think is a bit tough on Barry.

The shadow minister for superannuation, Senator Nick Sherry, has come out and said that Labor will now support the budget superannuation plan. The Labor caucus has decided to support the budget superannuation plan. Can I say that this is the first good decision that has been taken under the new Leader of the Opposition. It is seven months too late, but finally the Labor Party has brought itself around to support some decent reform in this place. Whilst the Labor Party are about it, let me announce some other decent reforms they could support in this place.

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