Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

Over 16 years in government, New South Wales Labor announced and then axed important infrastructure projects again and again because they could not find the money to pay for them. And we have a whole series of former Labor state politicians who are now singing the praises of Mike Baird and his plan to keep New South Wales working. These include former Labor Treasurer, Michael Costa, who I quote here directly:

Mike Baird's proposal for a partial privatisation is moderate, sensible and the right thing to do.

To quote Martin Ferguson directly:

As a former federal minister for energy, as a former union official—and as a long-serving member of the Australian Labor Party—I am proud to stand here before you today to lend my strong support to the restructure and sale of the NSW and Queensland electricity grids.

I have got more Labor quotes here and, in the interests of the Senate, I table these quotes.