Steve Irons (Swan, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

When I first saw this private member’s motion, I saw that it had the honourable member for Solomon seeking endorsement for the Rudd government’s economic performance since November 2007. I know the member is a team player and a good bloke, but he is really sticking his neck out with this motion and I hope the rewards are worth it. I will show that, after 12 years of economic prosperity in Australia, it has taken less than 12 months to expose the Rudd government’s claim that they are economic conservatives—

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