Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I find that remarkable from the Manager for Opposition Business, who said, I think, that this policy was copying Liberal policy. Is that what he was saying? And we have just had them say they are going to block this policy in the Senate! I can make neither head nor tail of where the Liberal Party stand on this matter, or any other matter on fuel policy. Divided on excise, now divided on FuelWatch. It will be remarkable to see what unfolds in the Senate.

I say in response to the honourable member’s question, New South Wales Liberal opposition fair trading spokesman, Catherine Cusack, said:

[Labor] has shown leadership… we think it’s good news for motorists and we’re quite happy—

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