Anne McEwen (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I apologise—Mr Tony Abbott, who is, of course, a good friend of Isobel Redmond, who holds herself out to be the Leader of the Opposition in South Australia although we are not sure if she will be there after the election; we are not sure if it will be her or—what’s her name?—Vickie Chapman, the other woman that got dudded by people like you, Senator Bernardi. But let us get back to Mr Abbott’s record on paid parental leave, which has been discussed here numerous times this week. What was his original position on paid parental leave? ‘Over my dead body!’ is what he said. How can we possibly believe him now when the way he wants to attract female voters is by pretending that he supports paid parental leave, because it is electorally prudent for him to do so? But we know that in his heart he does not believe it. He is untrustworthy, and so are the Liberals in South Australia. (Time expired)