Craig Emerson (Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

I will, Mr Speaker. When I was looking up various news reports for commentary on the retail sales figures about which I have commented just now, I noticed a report. You might remember, Mr Speaker, that earlier in the week I likened the opposition leader to Major Tom, an astronaut circling around the world isolated on the issue of stimulus. But he is not exactly alone. I learned today that Buzz Lightyear has been circling the earth for more than a year in the International Space Station. Do you how long he has been circling the earth? Four hundred and sixty-seven days, which is the number of days since the shadow minister for small business last asked me a question. Up Buzz Lightyear went into the atmosphere after I got that last question—two days later. I urge the Leader of the Opposition to come back to earth with Buzz Lightyear, get away from the isolation of the upper stratosphere, support the Rudd government, support the Rudd government’s stimulus package, support small business—

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