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

No. Australia was pretty excited to get rid of a bad Labor government. That is one of the reasons why they were brimming with hope. And we have delivered—and it is hard work, but we are delivering. We were never going to turn it around on a dime, but I tell you what: all the trends are positive. Employment: do you remember, at the beginning of this year, the Leader of the Opposition was on his feet saying that all the jobs are going to go: 'All these car plants are going, all these jobs are going and aren't you guys the great wrecking ball of jobs'? One hundred and twenty-five thousand new jobs created this year!

Mr Shorten interjecting—

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