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

The Leader of the Opposition may not be aware, but forward estimates are worked on by the public sector professionals at Treasury and the department of finance. I am not surprised the Leader of the Opposition is not aware of these questions, because the former Treasurer, Peter Costello, never let him anywhere near the budget process because he was well aware that the Leader of the Opposition was simply not up to the task—

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