Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I know that that has caused an outbreak of confusion in the opposition ranks. They are now all looking at each other, confused—'What are people talking about', they are all talking to each other and saying; 'A global financial crisis? What was that? When was that?'—because we know the Leader of the Opposition slept through the legislation to deliver economic stimulus to keep our country out of recession and to support jobs. But there was the biggest economic downturn the world had seen since the Great Depression. That happened.

Mr Hartsuyker interjecting—

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