Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I just wanted to know why the government was not providing any speakers on the legislation when it is of such national importance.

The government was quick to remind us all today in question time about doing things in the national interest. What could be more in the national interest than accountability and transparency to avoid the budgetary sins of the past—the blowouts, the overruns and the rorts? This amendment ensures that the Parliamentary Budget Office will have enough powers to ensure that they get the information from government departments to avoid the blowouts, the overruns and the rorts. We think of the Green Loans—

See this speech in context