Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

We all know that, in the broad, the Australian Labor Party has very little interest in ensuring that government agencies are run efficiently, so I was absolutely delighted to see that the member for Blaxland agrees with the government on this point. On Sky recently, the member for Blaxland said he believed there was some value in an efficiency drive by the broadcaster, and he said:

Any organisation can be more efficient, and I am sure there are things that are happening in the ABC and SBS where money could be better spent elsewhere.

I think this is one small step for caucus but one giant leap for the Australian Labor Party, courtesy of the member for Blaxland. I can assure Senator Seselja and colleagues that the government is confident that efficiencies can be made without impacting on programming. (Time expired)