Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate take note of the answers given by ministers to questions without notice asked by Opposition senators today.

Well, it has all been laid bare today. My good friend and colleague Senator Askew asked a very straightforward and serious question about exactly what the putative Premier of Tasmania, Rebecca White, the member for Lyons in the Tasmanian parliament, had done in terms of preparing for her promises to the Tasmanian people around health in particular. But our acting leader, Senator Cash, has pointed out what she hasn't done. Because the answer that was provided to Senator Askew highlighted in fact that Ms White, the leader of the Labor Party in Tasmania, didn't even bother to pick up the phone. She did not ask once the Australian Labor government, the Albanese government, her very good friends. You would think her federal counterparts would be able to have a conversation with her about whether she can make promises like the ones she has.

Now, Labor are not good with money. They never have been despite what they say—