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

Those opposite are obsessed with protecting the Ferrari and Porsche drivers of this country. They just cannot accept that, at a time of global economic and financial crisis, we need a government that will be economically responsible, and this government is up to the task. The opposition’s continued efforts to smash our budget surplus show that they have little economic credibility and those Australians who take the time to listen to them will absolutely understand they are just economic vandals.