Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | Hansard source

No, the government is not tired or out of touch. This is one of the most active and activist governments this country has ever seen. Indeed, the tragedy for this country is that the alternative government wants to roll back one of the most significant important reforms that we have introduced to ensure that the Australian economy is flexible and resilient. I speak, of course, of industrial relations. The most important thing we can do is to ensure a flexible labour market in this country so the economy is strong, flexible and resilient. The worst thing you could possibly do in the circumstances that the global economy faces is to reregulate the Australian labour market and expose us to all the potential flow-ons that can occur with instability in the global financial marketplace.