Jill Hall (Shortland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I understand why the member opposite is a little bit defensive, but this government has made an art of spending taxpayers’ money on propaganda to sell its attacks on the Australian people. This government has really exploited the Australian people.

I wanted to mention how the government has failed the veterans in Australia and how it has cut money to veterans’ groups—it will not even supply them with stamped envelopes to submit applications for pensions. I wanted to touch on AusLink from the perspective of the people I represent. They believe that the federal government is not putting their share of the money into the funding of the Pacific Highway. This government stands condemned for its failure to look after the Australian people. (Time expired)

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