Josh Burns (Macnamara, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I present the 12 Days of the Canberra Bubble Christmas:

On the first day of Christmas, the Morrison government went splat. A Labor government was elected—thank goodness for that.

On the second day of Christmas, they were in complete outrage, but, just as we said we would, we lifted the minimum wage.

On the third day of Christmas, we did what was only fair: we passed our first bill to fix up aged care.

On the fourth day of Christmas, in case you aren't aware, we passed another bill—this time, for cheaper child care.

On the fifth day of Christmas, it was time to right a wrong; we let a beautiful family go home to Bilo, just where they belong.

On the sixth day of Christmas, after 10 years of dither and delay, we passed a climate change bill after young Australians had their say.

On the seventh day of Christmas, we finally made a start, advancing a referendum to answer the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

On the eighth day of Christmas, as the Governor-General had us in, we learnt the former PM had appointed himself the minister for everything!

On the ninth day of Christmas, after a decade where they fudged it, the Treasurer finally delivered a strong, progressive Labor budget.

On the 10th day of Christmas, after all the things we saw, the anticorruption commission won't sit on a website—we're making it the law.

On the 11th day of Christmas, the Liberals met their worst fears, as Victorians gave the Andrews Labor government another four years.

And on the 12th day of Christmas—under Morrison it wasn't easy, but we can now all rejoice: it's Christmas, with Albanese!

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