Lisa Chesters (Bendigo, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I have to say: what a wonderful display of solidarity from the New South Wales Liberal MPs in this parliament—standing up and trying to convince people to vote for them. But let me tell you this—and this is what I know about New South Wales people, because it is a similar story in Victoria and a similar story in Queensland. New South Wales people know that this government is not supporting them. New South Wales people know, despite the rhetoric of the people in this parliament, that they have a clear choice to make this weekend, and they are going to make it. Particularly in the bush, people are going to reject this government and this government's policies. This government talks about jobs, yet we do not have a jobs plan from this government, not just for the people of New South Wales but for the people in regional Victoria and regional Queensland. This government has cut money from health and cut money from education. This government has no plan.

You can stand up here and rant all you want to people who do not have a vote, but the people of New South Wales are going to do one thing and one thing only on Saturday, and that is send a strong message to this Prime Minister and a strong message to this government about the upcoming budget: reverse your cuts that attack New South Wales. Reverse your cuts that attack Victoria. Reverse your cuts that attack Australian people. This government needs to know that people in— (Time expired)