Tom Venning (Grey, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

He didn't fall off the stage. I'll say they were economical with this truth. I'll say they dealt in severe factual deficit—not to be confused with economic deficit, something they also know very well. They manufactured a furphy. If only the people at home could hear the nonsense coming from that side of the chamber. They served up a platter of bulldust. They took a detour from reality. They promised a feast but delivered a toastie. Call it what you will—call it a terrible breach of faith, call it a broken promise, call it a betrayal of the highest order—we all know what it is, and the Australian people know it too. They know exactly what this government did when they made their pre-election promises and then broke them like a pane of glass. They will all clearly remember this absolute masterclass in political deceit when the time comes to vote them out at the next election.

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