Kelvin Thomson (Wills, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Public Accountability and Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, Mr Speaker. Having regard to your ruling, the Minister for Human Services expressly commented on the skills shortage and other issues in the context of his portfolio. So I again refer Minister Hockey to his claim yesterday that there is no skills shortage in Australia, five minutes before the Prime Minister announced the funding package. Why can’t the minister keep up with the government’s backflips?

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