Angie Bell (Moncrieff, Liberal National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise today a little bit concerned for the member for Grayndler. It is a difficult time to be the Leader of the Opposition, I must admit, leading such a divided party. I doubt that he's focused on the interests or the needs of Australians because he's too busy looking over his shoulder. To know what's in the best interests of Australians you have to ask them and you have to listen to them.

The good people of Moncrieff tell me that their best interests are served by having a job, more of their own money in their pockets and tax cuts. There is $200 million worth of tax cuts coming into Moncrieff alone in this budget. If you multiply that by three electorates on the Gold Coast, you have $600 million extra going into the economy through tax cuts alone. Perhaps the Leader of the Opposition should spend less time listening to the member for Melbourne and to the member for Hindmarsh, who is enthusiastically green but has no plan. Perhaps he should spend more time listening to sensible voices like that of the member for Hunter, who can see a future for coal, gas and jobs and for coal exports, so that other countries can raise their living standards too. The CFMMEU and AWU want their members to have a job. At least a third of the Labor caucus support coal and gas, presumably because they know it translates to jobs.

The member for Grayndler must have no clue how we think on the Gold Coast. It's not surprising, because on the Gold Coast there is only one Labor member out of 16 and, on Saturday, when Kirsten Jackson wins the seat of Gaven back, there'll be 16 out of 16

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