Kelly O'Dwyer (Higgins, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

It is very hard to follow that comedy act. It is very hard to follow all of the show that was the contribution from the member opposite. I am simply going to have to rely on substance here, because substance is what wins the day when we are talking about growing our economy and strengthening jobs in this country.

My colleague who spoke earlier talked about the fact that Labor's record when in government was not very strong. We saw a loss of over 200,000 jobs when they were in office. Contrast that with our record, halfway through our term: we have seen the creation of more than 330,000 jobs. Labor likes international comparisons, so how does that compare with countries overseas? It compares very favourably when compared with the UK: we are ahead of the UK in the number of jobs created. When you compare us to the US, we are ahead of them; when you compare us to Canada, we are ahead of them, too. In fact, when you compare us with any other G7 nation, we are creating jobs—

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