Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

Every day that Labor refuses to support the government's Economic Action Strategy and refuses to pass our legislation, it continues to dwell in its deficit and debt denial. If Labor took responsibility for its fiscal vandalism and acted in the national interest, it would immediately pass the government's legislative reform package, currently before the Senate. This package alone would immediately save the Australian economy some $20,000 million. Nothing is stopping Labor from coming into the Senate this afternoon or any time and passing our legislation to abolish the carbon tax, to abolish the mining tax, to unshackle Qantas and to re-establish the Australian Building and Construction Commission. Labor needs to take responsibility for its mess and stop resenting the decision of the Australian people made on 7 September— (Time expired)