Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Responsible economic policy requires hard work and a coherent economic policy framework. It requires being focused on working through policy options, promulgating them, arguing them and then actually implementing them. In contrast, right across the opposition, they are devoid of policy ideas. The Leader of the Opposition in this chamber is probably the leading offender.

In the spirit of Melbourne Cup that is coming upon us, we are running a sweep. Your choices are: whether or not Senator Minchin will actually reveal one policy before his 200th press release or whether he can get himself reshuffled out of the portfolio. (Time expired)