Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

I was asked about alternative approaches. The fact is that when Labor was in opposition last time, before the run up to the 2007 election, they promised Australia that they would keep the economy managed, as John Howard did, and that they would keep investment in defence going at the levels that the Howard government had. When they got into government they did the complete opposite. So don't look at what they do or say in opposition; look at what they do in government.

And it's not just the Leader of the Opposition that you need to worry about. The whole frontbench is like some sort of relic of the past from the Rudd-Gillard years. When you look at the number of boats that arrived on their watch, it gives you a bit of a flashback to the incompetence that they presided over when they were last in government. Don't forget that, if you look at the member for McMahon, one of our favourites, when it comes to tax policy— (Time expired)

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