Brendan O'Connor (Gorton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, thank you very much, Mr Speaker. The report is a very important one. It has involved an enormous amount of work. Whilst I am happy to talk about some of the issues raised in the report, I want to pay particular tribute to the chair of the committee, the member for Prospect, and his staff who, I have no doubt, have forensically examined the way in which the government has expended money wastefully.

The report, Waste watch: investigating Howard government waste, is a very important document. It should be read by all of—

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