Kim Beazley (Brand, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister could have saved our wheat farmers from all this pain with just a bit of diligence on his part. After having one bad poll, he has finally decided to meet with the AWB. He is trying to paint himself as a saviour, but that is just a part of his pure arrogance. Australians and, above all, Australian wheat farmers know that the government is responsible for this problem—its sloppiness and its laziness. The sloth that has dominated the way in which this government has administered its affairs since it has been in office has created now a major problem in relation to the reputation of this country and in relation to the farm incomes of wheat farmers in this country. You should be on your knees, Deputy Prime Minister, begging their forgiveness. If you will not go on your knees to the wheat farmers, how about going on your knees to all your fellow Australians, whom you have let down so badly? You should resign. (Time expired)

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