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

Thank you, Mr President. I was talking about unemployment as I was asked about unemployment. I am talking about unemployment because we on this side care about creating jobs. We know that those from that side revel in any economic bad news. Unlike those opposite, of course, we feel for the 86 people and their families who, regrettably, are facing an uncertain future. But unlike you over there, we will not make political gains out of it. We will not play political games with it.

If you care about employment in South Australia, why don't you go down, go out to the workers at GMH and tell them that you do not support their industry and how many of them you want to put on the scrapheap? Why don't you tell them that? Go out to Osborne and tell the workers of the Australian Submarine Corporation that you do not support their project either, that you want that sent offshore. If you care about South Australian jobs— (Time expired)

Honourable senators interjecting—