John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

and the value of their homes is higher. And I thought even the member for Lilley would understand that if the value of your home is greater then the loan you need to buy that home has to be greater. But let me content myself as I cast around for a description of the state of the Australian economy at the present time. I found some words spoken on 30 July 2006. These words were:

... Barrie, because times have been good, unemployment is low, the economy is relatively prosperous ...

I couldn’t have put it better myself. Wayne Swan, Insiders, 30 July 2006.

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