Peter Lindsay (Herbert, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Fancy trying to tell Australians, ‘We’re a great government; we’re putting you out of work.’ That is why today the Prime Minister has changed his tune. He does not talk about working families anymore; he talks about working families and those doing it tough. Why are they doing it tough? Because they do not have a job. Fancy standing up in the House tonight and moving this motion.

Look at point (b) of the motion, talking about ‘an electorate cynical about political promises’. Too right they are bloody cynical. What about the promise that all of Australia heard: ‘We’re going to do something about petrol prices and grocery prices.’ Yes, you did something about that all right—you put them up.

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