Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the shadow minister for employment for his contribution. I say to the shadow minister that I have some general sympathy for him. I understand he is in a difficult position—belonging to and representing, as he does, a party that is wedded to Work Choices—as he needs to come out in the public debate day after day pretending that he and his party are not still the party of Work Choices. Against that backdrop he does the best he can.

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