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

The honourable member asked me about the voters in Longman being entitled to hear the truth. That is absolutely right. They are, and they did not get the truth from the Leader of the Opposition on 22 June when he said on radio that you could not get chemotherapy on Bribie; you'd have to go to Brisbane to get it. You couldn't get it anywhere near Caboolture. A lady called Patsy rang in to the radio program and sought to correct the Leader of the Opposition. It is one of the most excruciating calls to listen to—the patronising way in which he talks over Patsy, cuts her off, does not want to listen to her, and finally says, 'Patsy, I can't see why you're so frustrated.' Patsy spoke for all Australians—and certainly all the voters in Longman—when she said, 'I'm frustrated because you're not telling the truth, for God's sake.'

Mr Tim Wilson interjecting—

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