“With a close parliament, if the Government wants to get a good outcome for the nation, they can't play a game of lying to the public about what's in their own legislation. They can't do that.” IfsWantPlayGovernmentLyingGamesNationsOutcomesLegislationParliament Author:Tony Burke
“We're going to prevent politics from abusing the parliament and going off playing politics around the country when they should be here at work.” ShouldCountryParliament Author:Tony Burke
“No doubt, you've got a parliament now - I mean, Malcolm Turnbull says he'll work with the parliament he's got. He's got a parliament where a majority of the members of parliament want that law to be changed. He's got a parliament where there's a majority in each House who have publicly said they want to have a Royal Commission into banks.” WantMeanSaidLawHouseDoubtChangedMembersMajorityNo DoubtRoyalParliamentMembers Of Parliament Author:Tony Burke
“Malcolm Turnbull got a majority in the parliament that he is trying to ignore and lock his own members of parliament into positions that they don't hold, and sometimes into positions that we know he doesn't hold. It's no wonder the public's started turning on him.” KnowsTryingSometimesWonderPositionMembersMajorityLocksParliamentMembers Of Parliament Author:Tony Burke