Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

And the dismissive attitude of those opposite to key concepts of fairness like the old age pension is well and truly on display.

As a strong, smart nation, we have to ask ourselves, in a world that requires sophisticated thinking, in a world that needs real plans and costed solutions: what is the best way forward as our nation needs to confront a high and sustained dollar which is impinging on competitiveness and economic diversity, as our nation faces challenges like how we can best support those with disability, how we can ensure our kids get the best start in life and the best education in the world? As you confront these challenges, you are called upon to think through for real plans with real costings and real details, not to float ideas that, on their face, are absurd—

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