Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation) Share this | Hansard source

The member for Mackellar got the political airbrush and there goes Peter Reith. The problem is, I borrowed a copy of Battlelinesdid not buy it. Tony Abbott would like you to buy his book and the opposition leader says, 'Reith, in fact, acted as a political elder brother to many of his colleagues'. He was a big loss! He is now threatening the opposition leader. 'Do as I say, do what the extreme Right of the Liberal Party wants: bring back Work Choices or else. We can't have this choice in Australia'.

We do not trust the Liberals on workplace relations. The Australian people have a memory longer than the member for Mackellar has.

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