Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

There were unconscionable tax grabs from those opposite, who had the highest taxing government in Australian history. We had the former minister for finance, known as Dr Yes, who had to fiddle the figures to exclude the GST, just to hide the fact that that government outspent Gough Whitlam’s government. You made Jim Barnard look responsible! That is what you lot did. You made Jim Barnard look responsible.