Mark Vaile (Lyne, National Party, Deputy Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

in the face of opposition at every turn from the Australian Labor Party, to fix up the mess that they left us. If the state Labor governments continue to leave a mess behind them, we will continue to talk about it because, at the end of the day, we are expected to run this country in the national interest.

So, if the member for Fraser wants to ask questions about why ministers continue to blame state governments when they are wrong and it is their area of responsibility, we are going to continue to do that. We will hold the Labor Party to account for the mess that they left this country in 11 years ago and the hard work that we have had to do to fix it up. We will hold to account the state Labor governments in Australia, who continue to drag this country down when the rest of the country is trying to move forward. So, in answer to the member’s question, we will continue to identify bad policy and bad decisions whenever they stick their heads up.

Mr Speaker, I ask that further questions be placed on the Notice Paper.

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