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

In this parliament, they are once again insulting the people of Geelong. We will not insult the people of Geelong and that region by misrepresenting what is happening with their jobs. We will not insult them by misrepresenting their ability to respond to change. We will not insult them. Those in that region know what it is like to respond to change and come up trumps. We will provide benefits to working people in Geelong through tax cuts and family payment increases. We will provide the pensioners of Geelong with pension increases. What the member who asked the question would prefer to do is to take all of those increases and tax cuts back and then send a bill for $1,300 to every family in Geelong and then not tell them the truth about what is happening with their jobs. What a disgrace; what an insult.

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