Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr President. The simple proposition that is before the chamber at the moment is that the opposition is seeking to destroy the government’s surplus. It is seeking to undermine the government’s efforts to tackle the inflationary legacy which has been left to this country by the Howard-Costello government. The position that is being advanced by the senators opposite is that they are not prepared to face up—