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

The Leader of the Opposition just cannot help himself. He does not channel Bob Hawke; he does not channel Bob Carr; he does not agree with Simon Crean; he does not agree with the Labor premiers of Victoria, of Queensland and South Australia; he just channels the hate speech of the CFMEU.

There was a very important resolution put before this parliament yesterday, a resolution to support the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement as negotiated. That was the resolution put before this parliament. And what we got was a nasty, angry speech from the Leader of the Opposition—a nasty, angry speech peddling the racist lies which the CFMEU has propagated. It was peddling the racist lies of the CFMEU. And then, having made an angry speech peddling the lies of the CFMEU—

Mr Burke interjecting—

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