Stephen Jones (Whitlam, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Infrastructure) Share this | Hansard source

He asks me what I am doing about it. I am ensuring that these people do not have their benefits cut. I am ensuring that we do everything within our power to ensure that they get a decent education and to ensure that you and your state colleagues do not gut the TAFE system, so that these guys get a decent chance in life. All you can do is cut their pensions and cut their benefits and make it harder and harder for them to get a decent go. I will not take a lecture from the member for Cowper, who will not stand up for the people in his electorate. At least there are some people on this side of the House who will stand up for people in their electorate who are struggling. He is worried. He makes a lot of noise. I know that he is worried. He can see other parties and Independents champing at the bit—

Mr Hartsuyker interjecting—

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