Brett Raguse (Forde, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I would certainly suggest that there are many words said about the lack of infrastructure on the Gold Coast. But, if the Gold Coast is suffering, so is the seat of Forde. Listen to the rhetoric now espoused by the other side, certainly by the member for Wide Bay in his passionate plea about what we as a government are going to do. He wants to get involved in the process of deciding who we should give the tenders to. The reality is that, if you look at a TV these days and watch The Howard Years, I would suggest that, with their lack of understanding of infrastructure and their lack of understanding of the needs, it should probably be called ‘Luddites in power’.

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