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

We are certainly standing up for jobs in shipping. And the best way we can do that is by fixing the mess that Labor's legislation made to coastal shipping in this country.

Let me be absolutely crystal clear about the facts. Thanks to the changes that members opposite put in place when they were in government, the number of ships engaged in coastal shipping in this country halved.

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