Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

When I anticipated the criticism about a talkfest I did not expect to be vindicated quite so quickly, Senator Cormann. That does not usually happen, so I thank you for that. It is a rare moment of speedy vindication in the Senate chamber. Senator, the reality is that, so far in this question, you have had a go at us about the name, you have had a go at us about actually engaging in reform before it and then you have called it a talkfest. You could at least get your criticism right, Senator Cormann. We do have a reform agenda, which we are very clear about. It is an important reform agenda which reflects the economic challenges for this country in the near term and in the long term, challenges for which you are devoid of a response. You have no response to the economic challenges of today, nor of tomorrow. You are a party which is locked into your daily rejection of anything positive, your daily rejection of reform and your daily grind around— (Time expired)