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

I certainly will. The performance of the Australian economy over the past five years in generating employment of 850,000 jobs has simply been a superb performance, and it is one that all Australians are very proud of. When you look at what has occurred right around the world, there is double-digit unemployment across most developed economies. There is very significant unemployment still across the United States. We have performed very well, unlike other developed economies, because this government has had the guts to support our economy and to put jobs and growth first, unlike those opposite.

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