Arch Bevis (Brisbane, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

And when did he do that? Did he do that when the parliament first met, when obviously it would have been on his mind? No, he did not. Did he do it when the Labor government introduced a budget with a $20 billion-plus surplus? No, he did not. Did he do it after he came back from the winter recess in August? No, it was not important then. He only managed to ask his one single question in a year on this important topic in October—after the Labor government had announced its initiative of a $10.4 billion stimulus package.

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