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

The Rudd government is determined to invest now in the building blocks of long-term growth and economic recovery. As Australia is hit by the brutal force of the global recession, we must now invest in the infrastructure and the human capital that were so shamefully neglected by those opposite during the boom years. Rather than invest in the future, those opposite chose to pursue short-term political gain. The Rudd government is now dealing—