Bruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

The member opposite says that it was all talk. Well, it was full of Labor state and territory Premiers. I wonder whether they are now feeling more inclined to do things of little substance and dubious consequence but high potential for harm when there was a more comprehensive program in place and we saw state and territory Labor ministers there for largely ornamental value. That seems to be something that is being developed very quickly by this government.

In April 2007 the meeting of the Ministerial Council on Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs also agreed on the attendance—

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