Maria Vamvakinou (Calwell, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Order! The member for Moreton will cease interjecting.

Ms O'DWYER: Sorry; he was quite right to call my attention to that. Those dates were the dates when we dropped credit ratings. We were able to restore the balance sheet under the stewardship of Treasurer Peter Costello, after we had dropped our AAA credit rating in 1986 and 1989. Clearly I needed another coffee this afternoon before coming to speak in the chamber!

It is an important point that you raise: we need to ensure prudent, responsible economic management. This can only be delivered by a coalition government. It will be delivered under the leadership of Tony Abbott and the treasurership of Joe Hockey. The 14th of September cannot come soon enough for all Australians.

Federation Chamber adjourned at 17:21

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