Clive Palmer (Fairfax, Palmer United Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Treasurer. As the world knows, the average debt in the OECD for advanced economies is 73 per cent of GDP. According to the OECD and the Parliamentary Library, Australia's debt is 12.1 per cent of GDP. How can the government justify the repressive measures it has introduced in the budget, including the co-payment for doctor visits, which pensioners, young people and single mothers cannot afford to pay, and the abandonment of young people under 30 years of age? Why doesn't the Australian government tell the people the truth?

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