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

I know it is the last day for question time this year, but I think Senator Joyce has completely lost it. Senator Joyce has lost all touch with reality. The reality is that the opposition are just negative. All they can do is say no. They are not contributing anything to the public policy debate in this country.

I have outlined how important the carbon price, the MRRT and the NBN are to the economic future of Australians. We know those reforms will set us up for years. I remind Senator Joyce about the tax cuts, about the childcare assistance, about the parental leave, about the support that we have given to working families through a range of measures. We put the interests of families first. We support them through tax cuts, through fair industrial relations and through measures like child care, health and education. We are very proud of our four years in government and we intend to keep doing— (Time expired)