Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

This is just a demonstration of the arrogance of the Labor Party. This sort of question indicates that the Labor Party is not interested in the Australian people. The Labor Party is not interested in what is required to ensure that Australians, today and into the future, have the best possible opportunity to get ahead.

On this side of the chamber, we, the Liberal and National Party senators, are working to ensure that Australia is as strong as possible—to keep the economy strong, to keep Australians safe and to keep Australians together. Under the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Shorten—who was involved in two leadership coups himself, personally—we're having these people present themselves as holier than thou! As Mr Shorten turned on Mr Rudd, then Mr Shorten turned on Ms Gillard, of course, ably assisted by—