John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

no matter what the employment position may be of the circumstances of individuals, because there are thousands of people who go in and out of jobs every week. If those who sit opposite and yell their slogans stopped for a moment, they would understand that. I cannot and will not even attempt, because I am not in possession of the facts, to pass a judgment on the circumstances of that lady’s position.

What I am in a position to do, and to do with some authority, is to tell the parliament—and through the parliament, the Australian people—the aggregate jobs position under this government compared with the aggregate jobs position under the alternative government. I can tell the Australian people that unemployment has reached a 30-year low.

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