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

I am dealing with the question in the way in which it was put—to play the politics, not anything serious, as we know from this member. John Howard was right about two things. He was right about the member for Sturt and he was right when he said that an opposition leader fails the test of a budget reply if there is not one positive word, not one positive thought, not one alternative idea—

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