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

Well, I do not quite understand that reference, so let me expand on what I was saying in response to your initial question. Here we have the labour force indicators for Queensland, issued by the Queensland government economic strategy division, for October 2016. Trend employment, trend unemployment, the participation rate and the number of employed—every metric of employment in Queensland—have deteriorated month on month, quarter on quarter and since the beginning of the Palaszczuk Labor government. Every single metric of employment has deteriorated, and you wonder, Senator Moore, why I say the Queensland Labor government is very, very mediocre. In fact, that description, given their performance, is charitable. (Time expired)