Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

In Greek mythology I think it was Homer who, in The Odyssey, about the journey of Ulysses, referred to the sirens. From memory—and it is only from memory—in that case there were two sirens, but in Greek mythology they usually talk about three sirens. The sirens are the ‘bird women’ who, using a seductive voice and seductive entreaties, encourage sailors to hit the rocks so that their ship comes aground.

So when the now Prime Minister says, ‘Come and join us on a journey; come and join us in supporting our proposals for a carbon tax, our proposals for budget changes,’ I say to myself—

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