Glenn Lazarus (Queensland, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Unfortunately, I only have five minutes to talk about the MPI today. Tony Abbott has said so many stupid and insulting things and his government has implemented so many bad policies that it is really hard to know where to start. But I will kick off with my home state of Queensland.

Is Queensland better off under the Abbott government? I believe the answer is no. Has the Abbott government done anything positive for Queensland? Again, I believe the answer is no. Do they have any ideas about how to help Queensland moving forward? Sadly, the answer is no. Queensland has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country and is experiencing one of the worst droughts on record, and yet the government has done absolutely nothing—

Senator O'Sullivan interjecting—