Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

I think it could only be the coalition that would blame the Commonwealth government for what is going on in the global nickel market. That is the sort of irresponsible wandering-past-the-problem approach that underscores the delinquency of the period that those opposite were in government. It's hard to find a metaphor that is appropriate. It's not just the teenage arsonist blaming the fire brigade for turning up late; it's the teenage arsonist who's still pouring petrol out and holding a lighter blaming the fire brigade for turning up too late.