Jill Hall (Shortland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, he did very enthusiastically—you just have to look in the Hansard to see his contribution to the debate. I am sure all the people he represents in this parliament will be looking very carefully to see his solutions—which are none. The solutions of the opposition are simple: oppose, oppose, oppose; do nothing; carp, complain, and criticise; and ‘Let’s not act. Let’s just sit back and hopefully, by doing nothing, we can just complain and criticise.’

The members on the other side talk about the increase in unemployment as if it were an Australian phenomenon. If it were, some of the criticism that they have directed towards the Rudd government would be reasonable. If Australia were an entity that actually existed in isolation from the rest of the world, then some of the criticisms may, just may, be reasonable.

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