Peter Slipper (Fisher, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I am pleased that the honourable member for Mitchell obviously objectively agrees with the point that I am so eloquently making. Even the Australian in an editorial said:

... John Howard can legitimately argue that the latest advertising campaign is informative, not political. The Prime Minister says the campaign does not attack the Labor Party or the union movement. It doesn’t mount a philosophical argument in favour of the Government’s Work Choices changes but informs viewers of new protections that are available to workers in the form of a no-disadvantage test and where to call for more information.

This advertising campaign does not advertise our philosophy. It does not seek to justify an ideology. All it does is tell the Australian people about the very important and necessary changes that the legislation the parliament has enacted will bring about to the important lives of everyday Australians. There are benefits to this legislation, and it is fair and appropriate that we advertise them. (Time expired)

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