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

We have now had a repeat of the attack on the Treasury forecast, this time from the shadow finance minister. Let the Hansard record another attack on the Treasury by the finance spokesman and another attack on the Treasury by the shadow Treasurer today. Why is this happening? This is happening because they want to erect a Trojan Horse which will cover up the fact that they are not going to have their policies costed and detailed and put before the Australian people before the election. What they are doing is following the Campbell Newman playbook. The Campbell Newman playbook was: don't tell the people of Queensland what you are going to do before the election. Then, if you get elected, you have an audit commission. Then you sack 14,000 people and you hack away—

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