Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Today the Prime Minister had an opportunity to show some leadership, and all we got was a stunt, a typical stunt from a man not up to leading this nation. The Prime Minister could have moved the enabling legislation today. He could have actually got on with implementing a China free trade agreement. But no. What did he do? He could not resist a stunt. A motion is an excuse when you do not have legislation.

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