Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I am pleased to rise in this matter of public importance debate on the Prime Minister on the day when the federal government is putting in place one of the largest stimulus packages this country has ever witnessed. We need to address a global crisis so serious that it almost rivals the Great Depression, yet we are debating here in the chamber economic theory. It just goes to show the priorities of those on the opposite side of the chamber. This is a crisis taking place right now. Australians are losing jobs and Australian businesses are closing. Rather than come into the chamber with solutions and ideas, what do they provide and want to argue about? Economic theories. It shows the current state of the Liberal Party. Like Senator Mason, I woke up a week ago and opened up the newspapers and read about the Young Liberal conference.