Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I have a bit of regard for Simon Crean—and you might wonder why I am starting my contribution in that way. Simon Crean, of course, is the former member for Hotham, and back in November 2003 he recorded the lowest percentage for popularity of Labor leaders in memory—14 per cent. The member for Maribyrnong, the current opposition leader, will, if he keeps going the way he is, actually go lower than that—pretty soon, probably in the next Newspoll.

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