Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, they are a rabble. You talk about shambolic and chaotic, and it is writ large over on the other side.

Mr Bowen interjecting—

We hear the member for McMahon shouting out. How many people arrived under your watch? Was it 24,447 whilst you were the world's worst immigration minister? You were the 28th immigration minister of this fine nation but you were the worst. You were the absolute worst—50,000 illegal arrivals by boat and the biggest carbon tax the world has ever seen.

Labor's legacy is $1 billion worth of interest payments per month. What could we spend $1 billion on? Let me see. This Parliament House, this fine institution was built, finished and completed in 1988. It cost $1.1 billion. We could build another Parliament House every month on the interest we are paying on the debt that you have left us.

Opposition members interjecting—

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