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

As those opposite well know—and practised themselves—Senator Minchin many, many times and Senator Coonan before him consistently refused to release Treasury modelling. They consistently refused to release it. We on this side know there is no quick fix or silver bullet when you are facing a global recession. To come in here with simple short-term politics and display complete amnesia from just over 12 months ago, when you were on this side of the chamber, simply shows that these questions are designed to not face up to the challenges that we are currently embroiled in. (Time expired)