Michael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I am sorry, Ben, that you have lost your job, my friend. But what you will understand is that you have lost your job as a result of the inactivity of the former industry minister and the inactivity of the former government. There is only one person in this chamber who owes Ben an apology, and that is Senator Kim Carr and the Australian Labor Party. It was you that created the valley of death. It was you that did nothing. It was you that sat on your hands and it is we who are going to address this situation. This is the way forward for the shipbuilding industry in this nation.

Senator Kim Carr interjecting—

Senator Conroy interjecting—

The valley of death and what hangs around your neck is plainly obvious for all to see. You should be ashamed of yourself. You should have resigned years ago. We will do something about it. You, my fine feathered friend, did nothing at all. (Time expired)