Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the new member for Barton for his question. Well done—what a great victory that was. It is vitally important to be very honest about the state of the budget and the state of the economy. The member for Barton might have heard of it, but he was not here: on more than 500 occasions the previous government promised a surplus. It is hard to believe, isn't it? The member for Lilley is not here at the moment; he is obviously having lunch with Paul Keating, giving Paul Keating some wisdom.

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