Page 158 - Week 01 - Wednesday, 26 February 2014
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MR HANSON: No, I am talking about the CFMEU—was out there. Mr Hall was out there saying, “We can protect Canberra,”—I can give you some quotes if you would like them—and running a campaign against the Liberals because he was scared that Mr Abbott was going to come in and cut jobs. All along, it was the Labor Party cutting 14,500 public servants and lying to the people of Canberra about it, hiding it deceitfully. Madam Deputy Speaker, if you do not believe me, go and have a look at the transcripts. I would be very happy to provide them. I have already shown Mr Rattenbury. What Mr Tune said makes it very clear that that was what was happening.
Mr Barr interjecting—
MR HANSON: Mr Barr does not like this. Ms Gallagher is trying to look the other way. She does not think I am so polite now, does she? No, not so polite now that I point out the deceitful conduct—
Members interjecting—
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Members!
MR HANSON: of your mob up there, and the fact that all of you lot locally have been trying to run this myth about the nasty Mr Abbott. “Abbott-proof the Senate”: remember that one? Let us remember that it should have been, “Don’t vote for Labor because they’re already cutting your job and they’re lying about it.”
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order members! Could you sit down, Mr Hanson.
MR HANSON: Certainly.
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Hanson, you are in danger of losing your voice in a minute. I can hear you quite adequately.
Members interjecting—
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: No, this is not a laughing matter. It is definitely not a laughing matter. I can hear you quite adequately, and I think other members can too. Can we lower the tone a little bit?
MR HANSON: Certainly, Madam Deputy Speaker, but you can imagine that I am somewhat agitated by the fact that the previous Labor government was hiding so much deceit from the Canberra public, and that those opposite and their federal colleagues in the Labor Party and the Greens think it is all a big joke and continue to perpetuate the myth, and that a number of their union mates have been out there funding campaigns that are not based on the truth. You can understand how outraged I am, and certainly understand how outraged the people of Canberra will be as that evidence is rolled out and it becomes clear to them, and the message gets through.
At this stage I would like to commend Senator Seselja, who has participated in a number of hearings and who has been a very strong advocate for the people of
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