George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

My colleague Senator Matt Canavan and my colleague Mr Barnaby Joyce have a great deal more experience of the real economy and the real world than any individual we see before us in the Australian Labor Party; as does Mr Bruce Billson who, in his former ministerial capacity, first brought this submission to cabinet; as does Mr Scott Morrison, the Treasurer; and as does Ms Kelly O'Dwyer, who joined with Mr Morrison in bringing this submission to cabinet.

You see, Mr President, unlike the benighted ranks of the Australian Labor Party, entirely recruited from trade union officials, we have a variety of people in our cabinet and in our party room with real-world experience. They are people who have actually run businesses, unlike any single individual we see before us. They are people who have actually run small businesses. They are people who have actually participated in the real economy.