Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Typically, it was more in the nature of a smear than a statement. But I can tell the Leader of the Opposition that there has been no contact whatsoever between me and my office and Qantas along the lines that the Leader of the Opposition suggests. Just for the benefit of the Leader of the Opposition, it is worth reminding him of what members opposite used to think when they were in government. We had a very interesting report in The Australian Financial Review by none other than Kevin Rudd's former chief of staff, who said:

The ALP should remember the … constraints the Act imposes on a company playing in an international services market.

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