Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

Those opposite can say what they like. But the fact is that, say what you like about John Howard, John Howard would not have allowed a political party which he led to treat the parliament in that way. They know it and the Australian public know it. On that date, their objection was to working five days a week. We know that they are struggling to work four days a week. We have a situation where we have had members of the opposition staying out at lunch and justifying doing so. We have had overseas trips and the justifying of making overseas trips while being paid as local members. Perhaps the most bizarre is the member for O’Connor, who is absent from the parliament during this sitting week. During recent times, it has come to light—

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