Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Today the Treasurer has continually staked his credibility on the credibility of the BIS Shrapnel report. Is the Prime Minister aware that respected economist John Daley of the Grattan Institute has rejected that same report, saying:

Voters should be asking themselves whether a responsible government would rely on this sort of nonsense in a public policy debate.

Is this morning's farcical performance from the Treasurer what the Prime Minister meant when he promised to respect the intelligence of the Australian people?

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