Zed Seselja (ACT, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Canavan for the question, and I thank Senator Watt for the interjection, because he's forgotten what he stands for. I'm asked whether there are risks. There are a number of risks: the Leader of the Opposition, the shadow minister for energy and, of course, the shadow minister for Queensland resources. He is a risk. You talk about forgetting what you stand for. You can imagine going back to activist Murray Watt—how he would be shaking his head now—back when he was handing out free joints at university. He would be shaking his head that he now has to pretend to support the Queensland resources industry. Does he actually support it or does he just have to pretend? It reminds me of George Costanza having to pretend to be an architect—at least his heart was in it, Murray! We support the gas industry whether the Labor Party does or not.

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