Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | Hansard source

It is this government that introduced the First Home Owners Scheme, one of the most significant things that any federal government has ever done for first home purchasers. It is our government that has made sure the economy has grown consistently throughout the 10 years of our government. It is our government that has eliminated the $96 billion in debt that Labor left us, which was an upward force on interest rates. By eliminating that debt and returning the budget to surplus, we are doing what a federal government can to take the pressure off interest rates. (Time expired)