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

What the member may want to acknowledge is that the reform agreement entered into at the Council of Australian Governments meeting is a reform agreement that has the support of the Premier of Western Australia and the Premier of Victoria. This may cause the member to think to himself: ‘When people who were there who run states and health services are prepared to sign up to this reform, what should I conclude from this?’ What he should conclude is that it is not appropriate to come into this House and carp and whinge, particularly in circumstances where you have got no policies and no plans for the future.

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