Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I will not be lectured by the doormats for the Liberal Party about achievements or the economy of this country. I am happy to take Senator Joyce, chapter and verse, through the record of this government. We are very proud that we were successful in getting the carbon legislation through this parliament. We are very proud that we got the MRRT legislation through the House of Representatives. We are very proud that we got the NBN legislation through this parliament. This government is setting Australia up for a prosperous long-term future. We are making the changes in the economy that will benefit Australians for years to come.

Australians get it. They understand how important the NBN is. They understand that the minerals resource rent tax will deliver a dividend for those who are not directly prospering from the improved mineral resources development in this country. They understand that the increase we gave to pensioners was long overdue and never delivered by the Howard government. They understand those— (Time expired)