Kerry O'Brien (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

I agree. The minister’s language is sometimes curious and on many occasions his representation has little bearing on the facts. I am reminded that Senator Abetz launched an attack recently on Labor’s position on forestry, simply by misrepresenting the words in Labor’s platform. He did not put it out on his departmental website. He snuck it out on a Liberal Party—