Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Trade) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

What a terrific opportunity this is. I was just wondering, when listening to Senator Lambie, whether she was inviting the minister to put his big-boy pants on before pulling the wool over her and Senator Tyrrell's eyes or after doing that. In the remaining 17 seconds—I notice, as the clock adjusts—it would be such a great opportunity, wouldn't it, to talk about the achievements of the government in terms of lifting wages, putting downward pressure on the cost of living and building the infrastructure to reindustrialise the Australian economy—but it's gone!

Deborah O'Neill (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It being 1.30, we shall now proceed to two-minute statements.