Jenny Macklin (Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

The member for North Sydney—sorry, Tanya! The member for Sydney is a big supporter. The member for North Sydney, when asked on ABC TV's Insiders if he would support the government's extra assistance for families with teenagers, said:

… I'm curious as to why the government is proceeding with this …

That is what the member for North Sydney said on Sunday: 'curious'. The opposition is curious as to why you would want to give extra support to families with teenagers. This shadow Treasurer is out there with Alice in Wonderland. I will tell you why we want to give extra support to families with teenagers: it is because they cost more as they get older. We want to keep them in school and it is only the Liberal Party that opposes it. (Time expired)

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