Catryna Bilyk (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Once again we hear from the other side: play the person, play the man, play the woman but do not get down to the tin tacks of the day. We have heard Senator Bernardi have a go at Senator Carr, have a go at Senator Lines, have a go on everyone on this side. But they are the ones who have had to come in here and defend a government and defend a Prime Minister who are so out of touch that it is unbelievable. In fact, even in my electorate office, I have people coming in and saying to me constantly now, 'We voted Liberal for a long time but we are not doing that next time. They are so out of touch with the real world.'

Those on the other side came in during question time and defended Mr Abbott's failure to act as a world leader on the world stage.

Senator Seselja interjecting—