Andrew Robb (Goldstein, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade and Investment) Share this | Hansard source

What a sad contribution from the Leader of the Opposition, given the significance of what is being debated here today. He was just parroting a lot of union propositions. The Leader of the Opposition said this morning on ABC radio:

But I didn't become a Member of Parliament just to become a rubber stamp for Tony Abbott.

He said:

Imagine if in the last two years of the Abbott Government the Opposition just rolled over and said tickle us on the tummy …

Perish the thought! He continued:

We've got very clear propositions—

which he then put to us by way of an amendment today.

Mr Mitchell interjecting—

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