Alex Gallacher (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

is that there is a Liberal coalition government and it would appear to be incongruous and stupid that they are not making decisions and that they are whingeing and whining about some other period of government.

You get elected to do the job. This incongruous and stupid minister ought to step up and do the job. He ought to commit to submarines in South Australia. He ought to allay the concerns of the workforce. He ought to allow Australian companies—heaven forbid!— to bid for work on Australian defence projects. I do not think that that is unreasonable. As far as I can see, 'incongruous and stupid' would apply more to the minister than the questions that the opposition crafted, because I note that people genuinely believe that they are good questions.