Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

The only clear policy—and we had some noisy interjections from those opposite—for example, on tax, was from Mr Hockey, the shadow Treasurer, arguing that we should have broken our promise, and of course the former Liberal government’s policy, and reneged on the tax cuts. We delivered them in full and we are proud to do so. The only other strategy we have had from the opposition Liberal-National parties was the one outlined by the previous shadow Treasurer, who argued that in the face of the worst recession in 75 years the government should sit on its hands and do nothing. That was the strategy of those opposite—no stimulus package to cushion the Australian economy, no stimulus package to save 200,000 jobs and no stimulus package to keep the worst recession in 75 years away from Australia. (Time expired)