Jason Clare (Blaxland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Remember John Howard used to say, ‘Love me or loathe me, at least you know where I stand.’ It is true: love him or loathe him, and you know we loathed him, at least you knew where he stood. You cannot say that about those opposite anymore. They are divided over Kyoto. There are a few over there who still believe that climate change is a fantasy. They are divided over Work Choices. Many could not even bear to go into the chamber to vote on Work Choices. They are still divided over the apology. I seem to remember that there were a couple of MPs who could not even turn up for the apology. They are divided on pensioners as well.

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