Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Our government was re-elected on the basis of being clear-headed, being calm and being stable, and for introducing certain policies that support growth in our economy. Our policies understand these are very important challenges that we're facing globally, and are backed by the strong fiscal discipline which means we can invest in the policies that build that resilience—the tax cuts that we have delivered, the investments in infrastructure. Not only that, but we are bringing the budget back into balance this very year while at the same time delivering record spending on hospitals, on schools, on moving forward with disabilities and on addressing the challenges in aged care and mental health. That strong economic support that comes from a budget that enables us to face today's challenges is also needed there for the future.

I know that those opposite would engage again in Labor panic-spending to throw away the last six years, if they'd had the opportunity after the last election, and plunge the nation back and remove the certainty that comes with the discipline that a coalition government always brings. Our policy is to maintain the discipline, to keep our heads and to be cool and calm in the face of the uncertainty that is now presented to Australians in their own budgets, in the budget of the nation and in their own jobs. They can rely on us to keep our heads and remain calm and stable. Labor's policies are policies of panic and chaos.

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