Leon Rebello (McPherson, Liberal National Party) Share this | Hansard source

The absolute nerve of those opposite to come into this place at a time when Australians are doing it tougher than ever before and lecture us on leadership—the absolute nerve. We heard nothing but buzzwords, nothing but plans. 'We're going to take action. We're going to do X, Y, Z'—no details, but a lecture on leadership, something that those opposite are absolutely lacking. Australians are looking for leadership right now. They are crying out for leadership, because we have a prime minister, a treasurer and an energy minister who are not prepared to be upfront and honest with the Australian people and who are not prepared to have direct conversations with Australians at a time when Australians are concerned, at a time when they're anxious.

What we're seeing is that they're sending mixed messages, and that's resulting in confusion. It's resulting in people who, at a time when Australians should be celebrating—we're approaching Easter. Families should be coming together. People should be thinking about things other than how they're going to get to places or if they can get to places. We're seeing people on that side of the chamber dismissing those concerns.

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