Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Indeed, as Senator Colbeck mentions, Landcare is another program which the Rudd government has slashed. It shows the hypocrisy of the Rudd government in the field of environment, just as they are so hypocritical in the fields of inflation and economic management in their rhetoric about having a difficult time ahead with the budget. We all know that when the Howard government entered office they took over a debt of $96 billion. When the Rudd government took over they had, thanks to the Howard government, a surplus of $22 billion. It is hypocrisy the way they are carrying on. (Time expired)