Dan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

This afternoon's MPI in relation to the real cost of increasing the GST is very curious. There is intrigue around why the member for Watson is leading this debate, when the member for McMahon was sitting there watching, I must say, with some disdain. Why was he not up there leading the debate? The shadow Treasurer sat there with a look of disdain while the Manager of Opposition Business led the debate. Why would this be so? I think it is because, when it comes to Labor Party leadership, all options are open. They are happy to have a freewheeling discussion about that issue. As a matter of fact, we are starting to see little groups in the corridors, where they are having a very freewheeling discussion: 'What should we do with the member for Maribyrnong?' Well, we are not interested in the politics of the Labor leadership.

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