Peter Costello (Higgins, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

The problem of experience amongst members of the opposition, as the member for Batman says:

... will not be remedied by rubbing out sitting MPs in safe Labor seats in favour of party hacks with factional numbers on public office selection panels or through branch stacks.

We would endorse that statement. I think both sides of parliament will join with the member for Batman and support colleagues on Labor’s front bench with the experience that they bring to this parliament.

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