Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, really! This wins the prize for gall from the Leader of the Opposition. This is the man who was a minister in a government that was warned that allowing unrestricted exports from the east coast would result—they were warned more than four years ago. They were warned, and they took no notice. This opposition, in government, failed the Australian people. What they did was let the Australian people down, and then the member for Port Adelaide did not tell the truth about it. I'm afraid he didn't. He was asked by Barrie Cassidy back in April whether he got plenty of advice back when they were in government, in 2012, that the surge in exports would lead to these problems, and what the member—

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