Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Of course you are entitled to debate this motion. In their arrogance, the Howard government have forgotten that parliament is a place for debate. The government wants to cover up the fact that it gave polling to Mark Textor. We saw all this during question time, with the Prime Minister and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations dancing around. What we know about the amendments before this parliament and the amendment we seek to vote on separately is this: it is all about propaganda; this bill before the parliament is all about polling and advertising—a shabby excuse for a taxpayer funded advertising campaign—

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