Helen Polley (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Can the Assistant Treasurer elaborate on the need for a solid policy position on tackling the economic impact of the global recession on Australia? Why is it important to address this issue from a place of decisiveness and action rather than to apply a negative, do-nothing attitude? Can the Assistant Treasurer point to any other examples of where the negative, do-nothing attitude has been applied, and has it worked in protecting jobs?