Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

the member for Lilley confessed that the financial situation under Labor was ruinous—and he was absolutely right. But you could not rely on much else that Bob Carr said because, as the member for Holt reminded us in the Financial Review on 11 April:

If you ever wanted an example of the narcissism, self indulgence and immaturity that ran through the Labor party during its six years in government, Bob Carr is it.

Well, Bob Carr got one thing right: you cannot fund the aid budget on borrowings. We will deliver an affordable, responsible, sustainable aid budget.

Mr Brendan O'Connor interjecting—

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