Ben Small (Forrest, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Electoral Matters) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Let's play a game today and pin the quote on the donkey. First up, in 2021, who said, 'At this moment of crisis, the Prime Minister has failed to lead'? That'd be the bloke who is now the Prime Minister of this country. Next up, in the greatest hits of 2021, someone said, 'The Prime Minister has no plan—just more confusion and blame shifting.' These are words from this prime minister, who is the same bloke telling us that there's more fuel in this country than ever before while nationally, today, there are more than 800 servos without fuel. Here's another pearler from 2021:

They knew national leadership in times of crisis was about more than mere preservation, it was a question of vision, of courage.

We are expecting plans on this side to ensure this country emerges stronger and more prosperous from this crisis, but the best this bloke has is a copy of our plan from last week. Which brings us to this banger:

One of the things that's characterised this government is it's always too little, too late.

Yet again, ladies and gentlemen, the words of the Prime Minister. Here's a good one:

This Government will blame any weaknesses on crisis, but that is disingenuous at best.

I wish they were my words, but again, these were the prophetic words from this prime minister. It was tough to pick a favourite. But who said:

For this Prime Minister, the announcement is always about him. The press conference, the photo op, but when it comes to the part that affects you, his only interest is blaming someone else.

That'd be this prime minister.