Dorinda Cox (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I am so glad to add my voice to this matter of importance. I'll add to the echo in the chamber of 'wow' which is coming from the opposite side based on what I've seen in my short time here.

What I saw at the last election was that the Australian public wanted to end the system that was enabling grant programs in this country to be co-opted by politicians for pork-barrelling. For many, many years it has been talked about right here in this chamber. Further, I think the Australian public got sick of a government that had a complete mishmash of policy objectives with no real outcomes. Fixing a pothole—