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

We on this side of the chamber recognise that there will be no quick fix to this global recession and many of its effects are still to be felt. But Australians can take heart from the fact that both the government and the RBA are doing our bit to support jobs and growth in the face of the worst that the world can throw at us. As the Prime Minister made clear yesterday, the gravity of the economic challenge we face means that this is not a time for fence sitting. Those opposite have a choice to make. We encourage them to support the measures that have been announced today. The Rudd government has clearly set its course to act decisively with further action to support growth and jobs. (Time expired)