Graham Perrett (Moreton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to speak on this disgraceful, spineless motion moved by the member for Brisbane about the Queensland government's 'buy Queensland' procurement policy. I notice that the member for Brisbane is echoing the words of the Queensland trade minister, Minister Ciobo, who came out in support of the New Zealand trade minister last week. I didn't see the member for Brisbane or the trade minister wearing their All Blacks jerseys this week. I thought they were Queenslanders! I thought they were supposed to stand up for Queensland. I'm proud to do that. I know that, in his speech, the member for Brisbane quoted the New Zealand trade minister. I think he should actually have a look at what the Queensland government's about—looking after Queenslanders. Far from condemning the Queensland government's policy, the Queensland government should be congratulated on this visionary job-creating initiative. Because Labor governments do not and should not ever apologise for putting Queensland businesses first and for putting Queensland jobs first. We wear maroon jerseys, Member for Brisbane, not All Blacks jerseys. As Anna Bligh said before Cyclone Yasi, 'We're a little bit different up here, but we're proud to be a little bit different'—

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