Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

He spent a couple of months on the NSC and the ERC in government—

Mr Albanese interjecting—

I did not say that at all. I said the Leader of the Opposition did not spend any time on an ERC that produced a budget, and he didn't. He spent a couple of months there, and he has shown himself interested only in the tawdry drama of Canberra, not in the hard work of policy which guarantees a strong economy, which ensures we can protect national security. We saw this yesterday in this parliament, where once again, under the direction of the Leader of the Opposition—he said, 'Vote again to keep our borders soft.' That's what the Leader of the Opposition stands for. The Leader of the Opposition, at the last election, did not get the message from the Australians he speaks about. They said no to the $387 billion of higher taxes, but he continues to keep them. They said no to Labor's lax policy on border protection; he has decided to keep it. There is no difference between this Leader of the Opposition and the former one. They are birds of the same feather. They cannot manage money and they cannot protect national security, and the Australian people know it.

Mr Conroy interjecting—

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