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

When it comes to job destroying, what could be more job destroying for the tourism industry or other sections of the economy than taking that amount of money away from working families? We stand for getting ready for the future, which will be one in which we must create less carbon pollution. We stand for doing it in the most cost-effective way. We will be providing benefits and assistance to working families and pensioners as we do that and we will be working with industry around the country to support Australian jobs.

The job-destroying tactics in this parliament come from the opposition, pure and simple. They record it with their votes in this parliament, like when they voted against steelworker jobs. They record it in their public statements, like when they are looking forward to the end of the car industry. Every action they take is calculated at destroying jobs and 'feeding' the interests of working Australians. (Time expired)

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