Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

As the honourable member knows, every taxpayers dollar is precious. Unfortunately, the Labor Party does not accept that. The Labor Party in government rorted the Regional Development Australia Fund. The ANAO, the Australian National Audit Office, identified how the Labor Party did it, under the leadership of the member for Ballarat. You see, if you fail in the Labor Party you actually get promoted. That is why he is their leader. But the fundamental point is that the member for Ballarat was found to have engaged in the solicitation of a rort on Australian taxpayers money. Why?

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