Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

Even George would have done better than that!

I have made clear our disappointment on this side of the chamber with the fact that the Olympic Dam expansion is not proceeding—something which has not occurred on that side. What we have seen is the gleeful jumping on that decision by the Leader of the Opposition to try and make a political point. It was utterly disgraceful.

In terms of jobs, I was very pleased to join in South Australia, as the shareholder of the Australian Submarine Corporation, the Minister for Defence and the Premier, at the keel laying of the air warfare destroyers last week. These were jobs for South Australians. I am also very happy that we on this side have not jumped on the GST redistribution campaign that those opposite have. Perhaps the senator should go back to South Australia and tell South Australians that his leader supports taking a billion dollars of GST receipts off them.