Dean Smith (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

He talked about 'vague notions of fairness'. That may ring a bell with Senator Conroy. 'Vague notions of fairness' may a ring a bell with Senator Conroy.

Senator Conroy interjecting—

Senator Conroy might be reminded of the comment at the beginning of this month where the Treasury secretary said:

We have got to do more just to stand still.

He went on to say:

… it's quite another thing to exhort to vague notions of fairness to oppose any form of reform. If you do that, if you use such an argument to defend what is an unsustainable status quo, what you are doing is consigning Australia to a deteriorating future.

That is not your future, Senator Conroy, and not your future, Senator Gallacher, but the future of young Australians.

Senator Conroy interjecting—