Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I withdraw. I note that they find it offensive that I mentioned Clive Palmer and One Nation and the association with the Queensland LNP, but they're prepared to back up Clive Palmer in court cases against Mark McGowan's government.

I'm asked about political parties. On the weekend, there were two party conferences. There was one in Victoria, where we were announcing $2 billion for social housing. But there was another political party conference held right here in Canberra. At the Liberal Federal Council it was a different story. They weren't talking about issues. There were no policy initiatives. It's still a policy void opposite. But there was a real treat. There was a 7½-minute video titled The Peter Dutton I know. It's 7½ minutes, Mr Speaker, but I assure you it seems like longer! It seems like a full-length feature movie. What those opposite don't seem to get is that we do know this bloke. Australians do know this bloke. They know he said no to help with their power bills. They know he said no to secure jobs and better pay. They know he said no to cheaper medicine. They know he said no to jobs and manufacturing. They know he said no to the national apology and now he's saying no to constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians. We know that he went forward with a budget reply and still hasn't produced any costings for that budget reply. No ideas, no policies, no solutions—it's just no, no, no to everything. Australians will reject the negative approach of this negative opposition leader, who has taken the word 'opposition' a bit too literally. It is possible for you to support something constructive just once. It's been more than a year. We'll continue to wait.

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