Doug Cameron (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Regional Development (Senator Nash) to questions without notice asked by Opposition senators today.

Well, what another pathetic performance from Senator Cash! What an absolute pathetic performance—not one question answered. The minister had to come here at the last minute and table an answer after her department was sent to go and find an answer for the incompetent minister. This is a minister that is absolutely sidetracked because her eligibility to be here is under question. This so-called minister was so incompetent that she couldn't stand up and deal with the questions that were asked. This is a minister incapable of answering any questions over the last period of time. There was incompetence and unprofessionalism from this minister. This is a minister that just cannot deliver for rural and regional—