Michael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Correct me if I am wrong, but I think Andrew Bolt—the man whom you now choose to abuse—might have just worked for the Australian Labor Party. But I might be wrong about that. Correct me if I am, please. No-one is jumping to their feet. Andrew Bolt said:

The public has been deceived, and an election stolen with a false promise.

The Australian people, as Senator Williams said, know this absolutely. I now turn to the front page of the Australianoh, no noise. Normally those on the other side arc up when the Australian’s name is mentioned—of course, unless there is a favourable article and then it is one of their favourite newspapers. On the front page there is again a quotation from the Prime Minister herself—the one person in this country that the Australian people should be able to take the word of. If she says something, the Australian people should be entitled to rely on that. Again I will quote:

I rule out a carbon tax.

Then, on 15 August, the Treasurer —