Ted O'Brien (Fairfax, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

This chamber sometimes feels like a bit of a footy field, where the grandstand for the losing team seems to get louder and louder by the day. This often happens in footy games, when the grandstand tries to compensate for lack of performance on the field. The big thing is, though, no matter how loud or how out of control they get, you just have to look at the scoreboard. It is a scoreboard that says that the coalition has governed for about 14 of the last 20 years and won six of the last eight elections. I have been wondering about this. Is it because the Australian people want to see a team here in Canberra that delivers, that actually gets stuff done? I am talking here about our 25th consecutive year of growth. I am talking about $11 billion of budget repair. I am talking about our borders remaining secure. I am talking about half a million Australians receiving an income tax cut. We have also seen the passage of the Registered Organisations Commission bill and the passage of the ABCC bill. It is wonderful to be on this side of the House, with real people who know how to run an economy and run a country.