Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Minister for Regional Services) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, I am. It's those opposite and their hypocritical approach to women's financial security. Labor say they want to boost women's economic security, yet they pledge to scrap measures the government has introduced to provide women with flexibility and security throughout their working lives and into retirement. They cosy up to militant unions and their extreme policies. The real consequence of Labor policies, if they are elected, is that they will cost jobs and close small businesses, and this would particularly affect regional Australians who are doing it tough because of the drought. Worst of all, they continue to stand up to the—

Senator O'Neill interjecting—