Ed Husic (Chifley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

People have said to me, 'I cannot believe the minister is not interested in meeting with us but instead just relegates it to an adviser-level meeting instead of doing the job properly.'

Mr Hunt interjecting—

No. Do you know why? Everyone knows, Minister Hunt, that on that side of politics if you dare say anything against this government you will be on the list and you will cop all sorts of bad treatment. The reality is that people know you are not up to the task, Minister, of being able to champion the issues for the start-up community. And so, instead of recognising the reality that in terms of the rate of formation of start-ups in this country—

Mr Hunt interjecting—

I've got him going! I have never seen so much animation and energy from him. If only he had delivered it in the short space of time that he has been an innovation minister. Also overseeing—

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