Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

The coalition are building a strong and prosperous economy—yes; the National Party, member for Griffith. We, the coalition, hold the record of the largest infrastructure spend in Australian history. We know that the education minister is a fixer. He is a fixer. In fact, there are 89 other fixers, apart from the Minister for Education and Training, on this side because we are fixing the debt and deficit legacy left by that side opposite.

By investing in infrastructure, by building the roads and the water infrastructure of the 21st century, we are creating jobs, opportunity and reward. We are getting on with the job of restoring this country to the great country it can and will be after it was left almost in ruin by those opposite.

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