Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

We put it in place before any other advanced economies in the world and well before the G20 adopted its guidelines for advanced economies. But those opposite would rather see our country fail than this government succeed. They go around the place talking the economy down. Our economy has a great number of strengths, and one of them is a very strong fiscal policy, very strict fiscal rules, strong employment growth, very low public debt, very high investment—all of these things are good for Australia, and we should have confidence and celebrate those strengths for Australia.

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