Pat Conroy (Charlton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Eighteen! There are 18 references to jobs in an 11-year parliamentary career. I checked it. I double-checked. To put that into context, for example, he has made references to rugby, sailing and wine the same combined number of times that he has mentioned job creation—rugby, sailing and wine! That was not isolated. The same number of times he has mentioned 'job creation', he has mentioned 'chardonnay', 'cafe', 'Ferrari', 'poultry' and 'luxury'. This is a man completely out of touch with the real struggles of Australians. I pleased to note that he has mentioned 'Conrovian' 19 times.

An opposition member: More times than jobs?

More times than jobs. He has mentioned my name—unfortunately with reference to a senator rather than me—more times than he has mentioned job creation in this place.

I will finish by saying that I am looking forward to him continuing to be the minister for women—because we have talked about female participation before. I am looking forward to him continuing to be a proud minister for women in the fine tradition of the member for Warringah. I am happy to inform the House that he won a poultry prize for a poem entitled 'A woman is just a women, but a good cigar is a smoke'. This is the quality of the Prime Minister we have in this country. This is the quality of a man who cares nothing about real Australians, who will divide this country and run this country to the ground just like his predecessor. (Time expired)

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