George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

But you see, Senator Gallagher, we are on for a debate about public policy, but you never engage. You never engage. Every question that we had from the opposition yesterday—and, it seems, every question that we are going to get from the opposition today—was about playing trivial political games. Unlike our side of politics, which does come to terms with the serious business of economic reform, the serious business of budget repair, the serious business of structural reform to the economy, we cannot get a discussion from the Labor Party, because you do not have an idea.