Ian Macfarlane (Groom, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources) Share this | Hansard source

The member for Page says this is rubbish. I suggest that she spend a little bit more time with the resources sector, like I do. Every week I talk to the resources sector. I respect her knowledge on a number of subjects but I suggest she needs to spend more time talking to the resources sector and hearing what they say.

What we need is a government that can not only manage the economy, which we know it cannot, but can actually manage policy. This government cannot manage policy. The moment they get one policy that is almost right, that is what the resources sector is asking for, the interference comes into play and the confidence of the resources sector is sapped away. We see on one hand the minister trying to support a great Australian in her project, and the affiliates she has in that project, while we see the Treasurer of Australia trying to tear that person down as some sort of elitist. If that is not a confusing message I do not know what is. This class warfare that the Labor Party engages in simply is another knock—

Mr Husic interjecting—

I am waiting for your interjection—I can easily build on that.

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