Martin Ferguson (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Transport, Roads and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

I understand the sensitivities, because these very issues can influence planning processes at local and state government level, let alone at a federal government level in the future, because of these dirty little preference deals by Liberal Party representatives around Australia. Having raised these issues, can I say this is actually about building community trust. This is about honesty and integrity with respect to the operation of government and the operation of political parties. They want to be in bed with preference deals—

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